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Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir

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Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir
(ÁBH)
Member of the Althing
Assumed office
30 November 2024
ConstituencySouth
Personal details
Born
(1984-07-30) 30 July 1984 (age 40)

Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
Alma materIceland Academy of the Arts
Bifröst University

Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir (born 30 July 1984) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the South constituency since November 2024.[2]

Ása was born on 30 July 1984 in Reykjavík.[1][3] She grew up in Þorlákshöfn where she was a member of the local lute band and conductor of Tónur og Trix, a senior citizens' music group.[4] She studied violin, piano and trumpet at the Árnesingar Music School.[3] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in music (2007) and a Master of Arts degree in art education from the Iceland Academy of the Arts, and a Master of Arts degree in cultural management (2021) from Bifröst University.[4][5][6]

Ása worked in marketing and as a project manager at the Hendur í höfn restaurant and cultural centre in Þorlákshöfn.[3] She was appointed project manager in the culture department of the municipal council in Ölfus in May 2019.[4] She has been a project manager at the Harpa concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík since November 2022.[5][7]

Ása is leader of the Ölfus Residents' Party and was elected to Ölfus municipal council at the 2022 municipal elections.[8][9] She was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election.[10][11]

Ása has two daughters and a son.[3][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - DÁsa Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Á hátt í 100 kjóla". sunnlenska.is (in Icelandic). Selfoss, Iceland. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Ása Berglind verkefnastjóri á menningarsviði". Hafnarfrettir (in Icelandic). Ölfus, Iceland. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Harpa. 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Ása Berglind nýr verkefnastjóri dagskrárgerðar í Hörpu". DV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Tuttugu og einn hefur aldrei setið áður á þingi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ^ Kristinn H. Guðnason (5 November 2024). "Segir þýskan iðnrisa dæla peningum í félög bæjarins fyrir mikilvægar kosningar – „íbúar í Ölfusi láta ekki kaupa sig"". DV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Úrslit úr stærstu sveitarfélögum - Sveitarfélagið Ölfus". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Kosningar: Kjörborðið - Fólkið - Allir Þingmenn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Úrslit Alþingiskosninga í nóvember 2024: Kjördæmi og þingmenn - Suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Ragnheiður Hannesdóttir". Stóru-Sandvík (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2024.