| Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (ArnaJ) | |
| Office1: | Member of the Althing |
| Constituency1: | Northwest |
| Term Start1: | 30 November 2024 |
| Office2: | Mayor of Ísafjarðarbær |
| Term Start2: | 2 June 2022 |
| Term End2: | 7 January 2025 |
| Successor2: | Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Party: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (born 30 May 1976) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the Northwest constituency since November 2024.
Arna was born on 30 May 1976 in Ísafjörður.[2] [3] She has a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and a master's degree in international business and marketing.[4] She has worked in the innovation and business development sector as well as on regional development projects for the Westfjords Economic Development Association (Icelandic: Atvinnuþróunarfélagi Vestfjarða) and the Icelandic Innovation Center.[3]
Arna was elected to the municipal council in Ísafjarðarbær at the 2006 municipal elections as a candidate for the Í List, an electoral alliance between the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin), Left-Green Movement and Liberal Party.[4] [5] She has been mayor of Ísafjarðarbær since June 2022.[4] [6] [7] She was elected secretary of Samfylkingin in October 2022, defeating incumbent Alexandra Ýr van Erven.[8] [9] She has been on the board of the Municipal Loan Fund (Icelandic: Lánasjóðs sveitarfélaga) and the Hvetjandi investment company.[4]
Arna was a substitute member of the Althing several times: in February 2010 and from October 2012 to November 2012 for Ólína Þorvarðardóttir; in January 2012 for Guðbjartur Hannesson; and in September 2018, May 2019, October 2019 and from January 2020 to February 2020 for Guðjón S. Brjánsson.[10] She was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election.[11] [12]
Arna and her partner Björn Guðnason have two daughters and a son.[3]
| Constituency | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | scope=col | Votes | scope=col | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 parliamentary[13] | Not elected | |||||
| 2017 parliamentary[14] | Not elected |