Ásmundur Einar Daðason
Ásmundur Einar Daðason | |
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Ásmundur Einar in 2016 | |
| Minister of Education and Children's Affairs | |
| In office 28 November 2021 – 21 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (Education, Science, and Culture) |
| Succeeded by | Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Children | |
| In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Þorsteinn Víglundsson |
| Succeeded by | Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (Social Affairs and the Labour Market) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1982 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Spouse | Sunna Birna Helgadóttir |
| Alma mater | Agricultural University of Iceland |
Ásmundur Einar Daðason (born 29 October 1982) is an Icelandic politician. He served as a member of the Althing for the Northwest Constituency from 2009 to 2016, initially representing the Left-Green Movement (VG) and later the centrist Progressive Party. After a hiatus, he returned to the Althing in 2017. Additionally, he has held leadership positions within the organization Heimssyn, which advocates against Iceland's membership in the EU.
On 30 November 2017 he assumed the role of Minister of Social Affairs and Equality. On 28 November 2021 he was appointed Minister of Education and Children.