Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir
Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Education and Children's Affairs | |
| In office 21 December 2024 – 20 March 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Kristrún Frostadóttir |
| Preceded by | Ásmundur Einar Daðason |
| Succeeded by | Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson |
| Member of the Althing | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2021 | |
| Constituency | South |
| Acting Speaker of the Althing | |
| In office 30 November 2024 – 5 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Birgir Ármannsson |
| Succeeded by | Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1966 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Spouse | Hafþór Ólafsson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland Iceland College of Education |
Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir (born 20 November 1966) is an Icelandic politician. She served as minister of education and children's affairs for four months until she resigned due to a scandal involving a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy when she was in her early 20s. She has been a member of the Althing since 2021 for the People's Party of Iceland.