Kristján Þórður Snæbjarnarson (born 21 October 1980) is an Icelandic trade unionist,politician and member of the Althing. [1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance,he has represented the Reykjavík South constituency since November 2024. [2]
Kristján was born on 21 October 1980 in Keflavík. [1] [3] He is the son of electrical engineer Snæbjörn Kristjánsson and office representative Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir. [4] He spent the first six years of his life in Lyngholt,Barðaströnd before the family moved to Reykjavík in 1986. [4] They lived in the Breiðholt district until 1993. [4] He studied electronic engineering at Iðnskólinn íReykjavík. [4] [5] He also studied electrical engineering (2008) and business administration (2010) at Reykjavík University. [4] [5] He worked for many years as an electronic technician at the ISAL smelter in Straumsvík. [4] [5]
Kristján became involved in trade unionism in 2004 and took part in the pay negotiation at ISAL. [4] He was elected chairman of the Association of Electronic Engineers (Félags rafeindavirkja) in 2008. [6] [7] He has been chairman of the Electrical Industry Association of Iceland (RSÍ) since 2011. [6] [7] He was elected second vice-president of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASI) in 2018 and first vice-president in 2020. [6] [8] [9] He was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election. [10] [11]
Kristján married to Díana Lynn Simpson in 2002 and has two daughters and a son. [4] [5]
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