Ásmundur Einar Daðason


Ásmundur Einar Daðason is an Icelandic politician. He was a member of the Althing for the Northwest Constituency from 2009 to 2016 – first for the Left-Green Movement, later for the centrist Progressive Party.
He returned to the Althing in 2017. He has also been the leader of the organisation Heimssýn, which gathers Iceland’s EU opponents.
On November 30, 2017, he became Minister of Social Affairs and Equality. On December 31, 2018, he changed the ministerial title to reflect his focus on children's rights and became Minister of Social Affairs and Children, the first minister for children in Iceland.