Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
{{Short description|Icelandic politician (born 1984)}}
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{{Icelandic name|Dagbjört}}
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| party = Social Democratic Alliance
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Dagbjört Hákonardóttir (born 14 July 1984) is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and member of the Althing.{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Dagbjört Hákonardóttir |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1439 |publisher=Althing |access-date=15 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419044941/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1439 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}} A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented Reykjavík North since September 2023.{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Dagbjört Hákonardóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/thingseta/?nfaerslunr=1439 |publisher=Althing |access-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}
Early life
Dagbjört was born on 14 July 1984 in Reykjavík. She is the daughter of business economist Hákon Gunnarsson and nurse Katrín Björgvinsdóttir. She graduated from Hamrahlíð High School (MH) in 2004. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law from the University of Iceland (HÍ) in 2008. She received a Magister Juris degree from HÍ in 2010. She was a student council representative and a board member of Röskva from 2005 to 2007.
Career
Dagbjört was a law student at the Ministry of Transport (2008–2010), an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010), a lawyer at the Debtor's Ombudsman ({{lang|is|Umboðsmaður skuldara}}) (2010–2014) and a lawyer at the Citizens' Ombudsman ({{lang|is|Umboðsmaður borgarbúa}}) (2015–2018). She was then a lawyer at the Office of the Mayor and City Clerk (2017–2018) and a Data Protection Officer for the City of Reykjavík (2018–2023).
In 2002 Dagbjört joined the Social Democratic Youth ({{lang|is|Ungt jafnaðarfólk}}), the Social Democratic Alliance ({{lang|is|Samfylkingin}})'s youth wing.{{cite news |author1=Inga Þóra Pálsdóttir |title=„Þarna slær mitt hjarta“ |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2023/09/03/tharna_slaer_mitt_hjarta/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125044639/https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2023/09/03/tharna_slaer_mitt_hjarta/ |archive-date=25 November 2023 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}} She was on Ungt jafnaðarfólk's executive board from 2003 to 2006. She was chair of the Young Europeans (2011–2013) and on the board of Nippon – the Icelandic-Japanese company (2013–2015). She served on the board of the Association of Liberal Social Democrats (FFJ) from 2014 to 2021 and was its chair from 2021 to 2023. She was a member of the board of directors of Vertonet, an association representing women in information technology, from 2022 to 2023.
Dagbjört contested the 2021 parliamentary election as a Samfylkingin candidate in Reykjavík North but was not elected.{{cite web |title=Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 25. september 2021 |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/8k0h54kbe6bj/5glB4cbgnsKpovCi5UmNuA/f39cec38be70695a0d79764bd4efd502/Utreikningur-a-uthlutun-thingsaeta-2021.pdf |publisher=National Electoral Commission of Iceland |access-date=15 October 2024 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=20 |language=is |date=30 September 2021}} She was a substitute member of the Althing for Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson from February 2022 to March 2022 and from and January 2023 to February 2023, and for Helga Vala Helgadóttir from March 2022 to April 2022. She was appointed to the Althing in September 2023 following the resignation of Helga Vala Helgadóttir.{{cite news |author1=Gunnar Smári Egilsson |title=Dagbjört Hákonardóttir er nýr þingmaður Samfylkingarinnar |url=https://samstodin.is/2023/09/dagbjort-hakonardottir-nyr-thingmadur-samfylkingarinnar/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=Samstöðin |date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616151941/https://samstodin.is/2023/09/dagbjort-hakonardottir-nyr-thingmadur-samfylkingarinnar/ |archive-date=16 June 2024 |language=is}} She was re-elected at the 2024 parliamentary election.{{cite news |title=Kosningar: Kjörborðið - Fólkið - Allir Þingmenn |url=https://www.ruv.is/kosningar |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=RÚV |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}{{cite news |title=Úrslit Alþingiskosninga í nóvember 2024: Kjördæmi og þingmenn - Suður |url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/kosningar/results/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201151034/https://www.mbl.is/frettir/kosningar/results/ |archive-date=1 December 2024 |work=Morgunblaðið |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}
Personal life
Dagbjört is married to air traffic controller Þórhallur Gísli Samúelsson.
Electoral history
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| 2021 parliamentary | Reykjavík North | style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}};"| | Social Democratic Alliance | align=right|{{Nts|2220.50}} | Not elected |
| 2024 parliamentary{{cite web |title=Kosningaskýrsla Landskjörstjórnar: Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 30. nóvember 2024 |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/8k0h54kbe6bj/6YWRXsSblaUrKKWRZTrade/ecb23e2ff3230f5dfc0e9fa4d3c6f867/uthlutun2024skyrslaSign.pdf |publisher=National Electoral Commission of Iceland |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |page=40 |language=is |date=10 December 2024}} | Reykjavík North | style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}};"| | Social Democratic Alliance | align=right|{{Nts|7181.25}} | Elected |
References
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{{Members of the Althing 2021–2024}}
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