Andrés Ingi Jónsson

Icelandic politician

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Andrés Ingi Jónsson

Member of Parliament for Reykjavík North
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2016

Personal details
Born	(1979-08-16) 16 August 1979 (age 44) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Pirate Party
Alma mater	University of Sussex, University of Iceland

Andrés Ingi Jónsson (born 16 August 1979) is an Icelandic MP, representing Reykjavík North as a member of the Pirate Party. He was first elected to the Alþingi in 2016 as a member of the Left-Green Movement and again in 2017, later leaving the party in protest.^[1]

He has an MA in War, Violence and Security from the University of Sussex and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Iceland. After his studies, he worked as a journalist and a committee secretary for the Constitutional Council.

Political focus

Andrés Ingi joined the Left-Green Movement during the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests and took a seat on the party's ticket for the 2009 elections.^[2] During the time of the 2009-2013 left-wing government, Andrés worked as the political advisor to both the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Environment. He first took a temporary seat in parliament in the summer of 2015, as a substitute for Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir, later winning a permanent seat in the 2016 elections.

In April 2019, Andrés proposed a bill to hold a referendum on withdrawal from NATO membership.^[3] In late-2019, he left the party in protest over the government coalition agreement, stating that "often compromises have fallen far short of our ideals."^[4]

In October 2020, he proposed a bill to lower the voting age in Iceland to 16.^[5] In November 2020, he announced he would be introducing a bill to lower the speed limit in urban areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h.^[6] In December 2020, he proposed a bill to make menstrual products free in Iceland. The bill was defeated in Parliament by a vote of 27 against to 26 for.^[7]

In January 2021, he called to amend the law on gender recognition to abolish the 9,000 ISK fee.^[8] Later that month, he supported a bill that would have made Holocaust denial illegal in Iceland.^[9] After sitting as an independent for a year and a half, he joined the Pirate Party in February 2021.^[10] In May 2021, he criticised the Directorate of Immigration for evicting refugees who had refused to participate in pre-deportation COVID screening from refugee centres.^[11]

References

^ "Andrés Ingi Jónsson". Alþingi.
^ "Gerir upp ævintýralegt kjörtímabil – "Allt sem gerðist lítur út fyrir að hafa ekki getað orðið öðruvísi"". DV. Feb 28, 2021.
^ "From Iceland — MP Submits Proposal Calling For Referendum On Iceland's NATO Membership". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Apr 1, 2019.
^ "From Iceland — Ruling Coalition Decreases By One Left-Green". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Dec 6, 2019.
^ "From Iceland — Should The Voting Age Be Lowered To 16?". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Oct 16, 2020.
^ "Proposes Urban Speed Limits of 30km/h (19mph)". Nov 24, 2020.
^ "From Iceland — Parliament Rejects Proposal To Make Menstrual Products Free". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Dec 14, 2020.
^ "From Iceland — MP Calls For An End To The "Trans Tax"". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Jan 20, 2021.
^ "From Iceland — MP Proposes Ban On Holocaust Denialism". The Reykjavik Grapevine. Jan 21, 2021.
^ "Andrés Ingi joins Pirates". RÚV. Feb 11, 2021.
^ "From Iceland — MP Harshly Criticises Palestinian Refugee Evictions". The Reykjavik Grapevine. May 20, 2021.