Ragnhildur Anna Þórsteinnsdattir

Ragnhildur Anna Þórsteinnsdattir (born 12 April 1980) is a Velkanian politician who has served as a member of the Orthing since 2018. She is a member of the Reform Party.
Born in Seltjargerði, Ragnhildur graduated from upper secondary school with credentials to work as a preschool teacher in 2000. After graduating, she began her career in preschool education, working out of a local preschool in Seltjargerði. She later began a career in politics in 2018, after she was elected to the Orthing for the Reform Party in the 2018 election.
==Early life and education==
Ragnhildur was born on 12 April 1980 in Seltjargerði to parents Þórsteinn Jón Pálsson (born 1953) and Jakobína Irja Eðvarðsdattir (born 1955). Her father works as an auto mechanic, while her mother is a realtor. Ragnhildur is the eldest of three children; her younger siblings include Björn Níls, born , and Heiðdís Þórhildur, born .
Ragnhildur began her education in 1986, attending a local, public primary school in Seltjargerði. While in primary school, she aspired to become a nurse or preschool teacher. She graduated in 1996, and ultimately opted to attend a vocational college, where she studied early childhood education. She graduated with her upper secondary school diploma in 2000, with qualifications to work as a preschool teacher.
==Teaching career==
After graduating from upper secondary school in 2000, Ragnhildur was hired as an assistant teacher at West Seltjargerði Preschool in Seltjargerði. She worked at the school for six years, until leaving to become a fully-fledged preschool teacher at South Seltjargerði Preschool. In 2014, Ragnhildur was promoted to head teacher at South Seltjargerði Preschool. She left the position in 2018, in order to enter politics.
==Political career==
===Member of parliament===
Ragnhildur registered with the Reform Party in 2015, shortly after its foundation. Prior to 2015, she was unregistered with a political party but had voted for various left-wing political parties. She was later included on the Reform Party electoral list for the 2018 general election, and ultimately was elected to the Orthing.
After taking her seat, she was appointed by Sif María Vilhjálmardattir to serve as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services.
==Personal life==
Ragnhildur began a relationship with Velkanian social sciences lecturer Jónbjörn Styr Dýrason in 2002. They became engaged in 2005, and later married the following year. Ragnhildur and Jónbjörn have two children together: Þórveig María, born , and Gústav Dorri, born . The family resides in Seltjargerði.
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