Birgir Ármannsson

Icelandic politician

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The Honourable Birgir Ármannsson
Birgir in 2022

Speaker of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2021
President	Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Prime Minister	Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded by	Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

Personal details
Born	(1968-06-12) 12 June 1968 (age 55) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Independence Party
Spouse	Ragnhildur Hjördís Lövdahl (born 1971)
Children	Erna (born 2003) Helga Kjaran (born 2005) Hildur (born 2010)
Parent(s)	Ármann Sveinsson (1946–1968) Helga Kjaran (born 1947)
Alma mater	University of Iceland, King's College London
Profession	Lawyer

Birgir Ármannsson (born 12 June 1968 in Reykjavík) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He is a member of the Independence Party. He was educated at the University of Iceland and King's College London. Since 2021, he is the Speaker of the Althing.