Parliamentary career

• Member of Althingi for the Northwest Constituency 2009-2016 and since 2017.

Party group

• Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party 2015-2016.
• Deputy Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party 2015.

Earlier committees

• Member of the Budget Committee 2013-2016 and 2009-2011.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 2013-2016.
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-2015 (1st Deputy Chairman 2013-2015).
• Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2011-2013.
• Member of the Social Affairs and Social Security Committee 2010-2011.
• Member of the Transport and Communications Committee 2011.
• Member of the Education Committee 2009-2010 (Deputy Chairman 2009-2010).
• Member of the General Affairs Committee 2009-2010.
• Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2009 and 2010-2011.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2009-2011.

Ministerial Career

• Minister of Social Affairs and Equality since 2017.
• Minister of Social Affairs and Children since 2019.