| Birth Place: | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1983 (age 41) |
| Citizenship: | Icelandic |
| Assembly: | Althing |
| Legislature: | Althing |
| Party: | Independence Party |
| Office: | Representative for the South Constituency in the Althing |
| Office2: | Secretary of the Independence Party |
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| Vilhjálmur Árnason | |
| Native Name Lang: | is |
| Office1: | Representative of Iceland in the European Parliament |
| Constituency: | South |
| Constituency1: | Iceland |
| Website: | https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/da/?nfaerslunr=173 |
| Term Start: | 2013 |
| Termstart1: | 2017 |
| Termend1: | 2018 |
| Termstart2: | 2022 |
| Spouse: | Sigurlaug Pétursdóttir |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Reykjavík University |
| Allegiance: | Icelandic Police |
| Serviceyears: | 2008-2012 |
| Rank: | Lögreglumaður |
Vilhjálmur Árnason (born 29 October 1983 in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland) is an Icelandic politician and the secretary for the Independence Party.
Vilhjálmur was born in a town in northwestern Iceland called Sauðárkrókur on 29 October 1983.[1] [2] He joined the Independence Party soon after finishing school. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Reykjavík University in 2013.[3]
Vilhjálmur served as a police officer and was head of the Board of the Icelandic Police Officers Association from 2008 until 2012.
Vilhjálmur became a representative for the South Constituency in Iceland's parliament, the Althing, in 2013. He was reelected to the same position in 2016, 2017, and 2021.[4] Since 2021, he serves as a member of the Budget Committee and as chair of the Environment and Communications Committee.
From 2017 to 2018, Vilhjálmur served as a representative of Iceland within the European Parliament.
In 2022, at the 44th party conference, Vilhjálmur was elected to become the secretary for the Independence Party.[5] [6] [7]
Vilhjálmur has two children and is married to Sigurlaug Pétursdóttir.[8]