Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir
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Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir (BH) | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Althing | |
| In office 10 May 2003 – 1 August 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir |
| Constituency | Reykjavík North |
| In office 8 April 1995 – 10 May 2003 | |
| Constituency | Reykjavík |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1960 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Party | Social Democratic Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir (born 8 October 1960) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she represented the Reykjavík constituency from April 1995 to May 2003 and the Reykjavík North constituency from May 2003 to August 2005.[2]
Bryndís was born on 8 October 1960 in Selfoss.[1][3] She is the daughter of security guard Hlöðver Kristjánsson and paramedic Kristjana Esther Jónsdóttir and has eight siblings - five brothers and three sisters.[1][4] She lived in several places as a child - Skálmholt in Flóahreppur, Ey II in Vestur Landeyjahreppur and Kópavogur.[4] She graduated from the Flensburg Polytechnic in Hafnarfjörður in 1982 and received a law degree from the University of Iceland (HÍ) in 1992.[1][4]
Bryndís was an office worker in Reykjavík from 1982 and 1987 and an employee of the Ministry of Justice from 1990 to 1992.[1][5] She was a lawyer at the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) from 1992 to 1995.[1] She was a part-time tutor at Bifröst University from 2004 to 2005 before serving as dean of the university's Faculty of Law (2005–2011) and rector (2011–2013).[1][6] She has served on the board of several state-owned organisations: Salary Guarantee Fund (Ábyrgðasjóður launa), Orkuveita Reykjavíkur, Landsvirkjun, Eignasel ehf and Shopkeepers' Pension Fund (Lífeyrissjóður verzlunarmanna).[4][7] She became chair of the Landsvirkjun energy company in September 2010.[8] She was personnel manager at the state-owned Landspítali hospital from 2013 and 2015.[1][9]
Bryndís was on the board of the Icelandic Women's Rights Association from 1992 and 1997 and served as its chair from 1995 to 1997.[1][4] She was elected to the Althing at the 1995 parliamentary election.[1] She was chair of the social democratic parliamentary group from February 2001 to January 2004.[2] She resigned from the Althing in August 2005 after being appointed dean at Bifröst University and was replaced by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir.[10][11] In May 2015 she was appointed State Mediator (Ríkissáttasemjari) by Minister of Social Affairs and Housing Eygló Harðardóttir.[12] She was appointed head of the Prime Minister's Office in November 2019.[13][14] In April 2024 she was appointed head of the Ministry of Food after Bjarni Benediktsson became prime minister.[15][16]
Bryndís married carpenter Jóel Jóelsson in July 1984 and business analyst Hákon Gunnarsson in December 2001 but both marriages ended in divorce.[1] She has two sons with Hákon.[1][4]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 parliamentary[17] | Reykjavík | People's Alliance | 9,386 | Elected | |
| 1999 parliamentary[18] | Reykjavík | Social Democratic Alliance | 19,095 | Elected | |
| 2003 parliamentary[19] | Reykjavík North | Social Democratic Alliance | 11,454.6 | Elected | |
