Vilhjálmur Árnason (politician)
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Vilhjálmur Árnason | |
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 Official government portrait, 2025 | |
| Representative for the South Constituency in the Althing | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Constituency | South |
| Representative for Iceland in the European Parliament | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Constituency | Iceland |
| Secretary of the Independence Party | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 29, 1983 Sauðárkrókur, Iceland |
| Citizenship | Icelandic |
| Party | Independence Party |
| Spouse | Sigurlaug Pétursdóttir |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Reykjavík University |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Website | https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/da/?nfaerslunr=173 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Icelandic Police |
| Years of service | 2008-2012 |
Vilhjálmur Árnason (born 29 October 1983 in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland) is an Icelandic politician, representative of the South Constituency in the Althing, and the secretary for the Independence Party.
Vilhjálmur was born in a town in northwestern Iceland called Sauðárkrókur, part of the Skagafjörður municipality, on 29 October 1983.[1] He joined the Independence Party soon after finishing school, and obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Reykjavík University in 2013.[2]
Non-political career
Vilhjálmur served as a police officer and was head of the Board of the Icelandic Police Officers Association from 2008 until 2012.