[1] In November 2021, she was named the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and served until 21 December 2024.

in law from the same university in 2017 for a thesis on referendums and their legal impact on democratic governance.

[3] Alongside her studies, Áslaug has worked as a reporter for the newspaper Morgunblaðið and its website mbl.is, a police officer for the police department of the southern region of Iceland, an intern for the law firm Juris, and (briefly) a fisherwoman.

In October 2015, she ran for the position of secretary of the independence party against, then secretary of the independence party, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, after she declared her interest in the position Guðlaugur decided to step aside.

[8] On 20 December 2024, Áslaug was credited with saving the life of a restaurant-goer after using the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a food stuck in the persons throat.