Ingibjörg Bryndís Brímisdætr

*This is a Velkanian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name. The subject should be referred to by the given name* Ingibjörg Bryndís*.*

**Ingibjörg Bryndís Brímisdætr** (born 18 August 1968) is a Velkanian politician and nurse who has served as Leader of the Independence and Reform Party since 2016. She has additionally served as a member of the Stádlink since 2008.

Born and raised in Hrafnáthórpur, Ingibjörg Bryndís graduated from Hásteinn Snorri Hjálmarsson School in 1987, and subsequently enrolled in the University of Central Velkania. After graduating from university with a degree in nursing in 1990, Ingibjörg Bryndís worked as a pediatric nurse at a Hrafnáthórpur-based pediatrician's office for several years. Ingibjörg Bryndís was elected to the Stádlink for the Independence and Reform Party in the 2008 election, representing the North Riksania constituency. In 2016, she was nominated by the party to become the next party leader, and took office that February.

## Early life and education

Ingibjörg Bryndís was born on 18 August 1968 in Hrafnáthórpur to parents Brími Drengursson (born 1938) and Björt Sigurbaldursdætr (born 1942). Her father worked as an anesthesiologist, while her mother was a geriatric nurse. The family was quite wealthy, and Ingibjörg Bryndís was raised in a six-bedroom home. She is the elder of two children; her younger brother is Harald, born  (1971-08-27) 27 August 1971 (age 52).

Ingibjörg Bryndís began her education in 1974, attending a local public primary school in Hrafnáthórpur. Ingibjörg Bryndís became interested in pursuing a career in medicine at a young age, and had decided to become a nurse by the time she was 10. She graduated from primary school in 1984, and subsequently enrolled in Hásteinn Snorri Hjálmarsson School, studying a natural sciences and mathematics program. She graduated from high school in 1987, and then enrolled in the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Sciences at the University of Central Velkania, graduating with a degree in nursing in 1990. After finishing her university education, Ingibjörg Bryndís began working as a pediatric nurse at a pediatrician's office in Hrafnáthórpur.

## Political career

### Political beginnings

Ingibjörg Bryndís did not consider herself to be political for most of her life. In her teenage years and young adulthood, she supported either the Conservatives, Social Democrats, or Liberal-Democrats in elections, but had never been a registered member of any party. In 1996, Ingibjörg Bryndís registered with the Independence and Reform Party, after having been impressed by Rafn Brynthórsson and his political positions.

In 2008, Ingibjörg Bryndís applied to stand as a candidate in the 2008 general election in the North Riksania constituency of the Stádlink. She went on to be elected, and has been reelected in 2012 and 2016.

### Leader of the Independence and Reform Party

On 10 February 2016, Rafn died following a stroke, leaving the position of Leader of the Independence and Reform Party unfilled. Having been seen as Rafn's protégée and the future of the party, Ingibjörg Bryndís was nominated to take his place as party leader. She was officially appointed party leader on 17 February.

## Personal life

Ingibjörg Bryndís began dating construction manager Ólafur Nikolasson in 1990. They later became engaged in 1992, and married in 1994. Ingibjörg Bryndís and Ólafur have three children together: Nanna Björk, born  (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 27), Ólöf María, born  (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25), and Róbert, born  (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 23). The family resides in Hrafnáthórpur.