Árni Páll Árnason, Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security
Ministerial Career
Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security since May 2009.
Parliamentary Career
- Member of Althingi for the Social Democratic Alliance, representing the Southwest Constituency since May 2007.
- Chairman of the Committee on General Affairs 2009.
- Member of the Committee on Education and Culture 2009.
- Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council 2007 – 2009.
- Deputy-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-2009.
- Member of the Committee on Health 2007-2009.
- Member of the Committee on Trade 2007-2009.
Professional Career
Prior to entering politics Árni Páll Árnason worked as Legal Counsel, specialising in International law and EU-law – in particular State aids, Free Movement and Environmental law. He further dealt with Administrative law, Regulatory Reform and Public Affairs.
From 1994 – 1998 Mr Árnason was a diplomat in the Icelandic Foreign Service, dealing with EU and later Defence related issues in Iceland and serving as First Secretary to the Icelandic Delegation to NATO and the WEU in Brussels and Iceland's representative on NATO's Political Committee from 1995-1998.
From 1992 – 1994 Mr Árnason was Political Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, dealing mostly with European issues.
Education
Árni Páll Árnason graduated as lawyer from the University of Iceland in 1991 and did Post-graduate European Legal Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium from 1991-1992. He was a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform from 1999 – 2009 and has been a non-executive Director of the European Law Institute of the University of Reykjavik since 2004. He was Lecturer in European Law at the University of Reykjavik 2004 – 2009.
Family
Árni Páll Árnason is born 23 May 1966. His spouse is Sigrún Eyjólfsdóttir and they have together 3 children.
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