Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Steinunn Þóra.

Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir (born 18 September 1977) is an Icelandic politician. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement.[1]

Steinunn Þóra has a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Disability Studies, both from the University of Iceland. She has been active within the MS-Society of Iceland and the Organization of Disabled in Iceland. Steinunn Þóra has been active within the Left-Green Movement for a number of years, including taking a place on the party's ticket in three parliament elections; 2007, 2009 and 2013.

When Árni Þór Sigurðsson resigned from parliament on 18 August 2014, Steinunn Þóra took a permanent seat as his replacement, representing Reykjavík North Constituency.[2] She currently sits on the Welfare Committee.

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