Friðrikka Marína Jónsdattir

*This name uses Velkanian naming customs; the last name is a patronymic, not a family name. This person should be properly referred to by the given name* Friðrikka.

 **Other politicalaffiliations** | Social Democratic (until 2017)

**Friðrikka Marína Jónsdattir** (born 4 January 1992) is a Velkanian politician who has served as a member of the Orthing since 2018. She is a member of the Reform Party.

Friðrikka was born in Reyklíð, graduating from Reyklíð Junior College in 2012, and later receiving her bachelor's degree in business administration in 2015. While a university student, Friðrikka became affiliated with the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party. In 2013, she was elected president of the Reyklíð branch of the Young Social Democrats, and later was elected vice president of the national Young Social Democrats in 2016. She resigned from the position in 2017, and subsequently registered as a member of the Reform Party. In 2016, Friðrikka became a business owner, after launching her own small online clothing boutique. She began a career in elected national politics in 2018, after she was elected to the Orthing for the Reform Party in the 2018 election.

## Early life and education

Friðrikka was born on 4 January 1992 in Reyklíð to parents Jón Ólafur Guðmarsson (born 1962) and Elísabet Magnúsdattir (born 1963). Both of her parents are Velkanian, while her mother was born to a Velkanian father and Reshan mother. Her father works in sales, while her mother works in tourism. Friðrikka is the younger of two children; her elder brother is Magnús Svanur, born  (1990-10-07) 7 October 1990 (age 33).

Friðrikka began her education in 1998, attending a local, public primary school in Reyklíð. While in primary school, Friðrikka was a gifted student academically, and was also a talented handball player, who wished to play professionally. She graduated from primary school in 2008, and afterwards enrolled in Reyklíð Junior College, studying a general academic program, and graduated in 2012. She then enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Administration at the University of Reyklíð, graduating with her degree in business administration in 2015.

## Business career

After graduating with her university degree in 2015, Friðrikka found work in the corporate sphere of local clothing boutique Æsta. She was hired as a marketing coordinator, being one of only three individuals working within the boutique's marketing department. Friðrikka remained in the position for one year, finding the work uninteresting.

In 2016, she launched her own online clothing boutique Vanesa. The boutique sold women's fashion through their website, with shipping primarily to the Velkanian Isles and the rest of Laposcandia. The clothing was manufactured in the Velkanian Isles, with some one-of-a-kind pieces. Friðrikka served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO), until resigning from her executive position in order to enter politics in 2018.

## Political career

### Youth politics

Friðrikka first entered politics as a teenager, joining the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party in 2010, at the age of 18. After several years of participating in events with the organization, she was elected president of the Reyklíð Young Social Democrats in 2013. As president, Friðrikka oversaw a number of events hosted by the organization within Reyklíð. She was reelected to a second term in 2015.

In 2016, Friðrikka was elected vice president of the national Young Social Democrats. In this position, her jurisdiction over the organization expanded from solely Reyklíð to the entire nation, and she participated in a number of events for both the youth wing of the party and the party's main organization. In 2017, she resigned from her position as vice president, citing disagreements with leadership.

### Member of parliament

Shortly after resigning as vice president of the Young Social Democrats in 2017, Friðrikka registered with the Reform Party. She was later included on the Reform Party electoral list for the 2018 general election, and ultimately was elected to the Orthing.

## Personal life

Friðrikka resides in Reyklíð, and also rents a small apartment in Narísandur that she uses for parliamentary business. In July 2020, she announced her engagement to Levonian engineer Valdas Matačiūnatas.