Ásmundur Einar Daðason

Ásmundur Einar Daðason
  • Date of Birth: October 29th, 1982
  • Party: Progressive Party

Parliamentary career

  • Member of Althingi for the Northwest Constituency 2009–2016 and 2017–2021, and the Reykjavík North Constituency 2021–2024 (Left-Green Movement, independent, Progressive Party).

Party group

  • Chair of the Progressive Party's parliamentary group 2015–2016.
  • Deputy Chair of the Progressive Party's parliamentary group 2015.

Previous committees

  • Member of the Budget Committee 2013–2016 and 2009–2011.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 2013–2016.
  • Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2013–2015 (1st Deputy Chair 2013–2015).
  • Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2011–2013.
  • Member of the Social Affairs and Social Security Committee 2010–2011.
  • Member of the Transport and Communications Committee 2011.
  • Member of the Education Committee 2009–2010 (Deputy Chair 2009–2010).
  • Member of the General Affairs Committee 2009–2010.
  • Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2009 and 2010–2011.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2009–2011.

Ministerial career

  • Minister of Education and Children 2021–2024.
  • Minister of Social Affairs and Children 2019–2021.
  • Minister of Social Affairs and Equality 2017–2019.