Parliamentary career

• Member of Althingi for the Northeast Constituency since 2016 (Social Democratic Alliance).

Party group

Chair of the Social Democratic Alliance's parliamentary group since 2022.

Previous committees

• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2021–2024 (2nd Deputy Chair 2021–2024).
• Member of the Future Committee 2021–2024 (Chair 2022–2023).
• Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2022–2024.
• Member of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee 2021–2022.
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2017–2021.
• Member of the Industrial Affairs Committee 2017.
• Member of the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee 2016–2017.
• Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2018–2021.

Ministerial career

• Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education since 2024.
• Minister for Nordic Co-operation since 2024.

Political party career

Chair of the Social Democratic Alliance 2016–2022.