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Heiða Kristín Helgadóttir (born April 20, 1983) is an Icelandic politician. She was campaign manager for Jón Gnarr and the newly formed Best Party (Icelandic: Besti flokkurinn) in their upset victory in the 2010 Reykjavík municipal elections. She co-founded the Bright Future (Icelandic: Björt framtíð), the national successor party to the Best Party, with Guðmundur Steingrímsson and served as the party's first chair from 2012 through 2014.

Heiða Kristín was born in Washington, DC on April 20, 1983, while her father, Helgi Petursson, was pursuing a journalism degree at American University. She grew up in the Hlemmur neighborhood of the central Rekjavik district of Hlíðar, the second youngest of four children. She earned a degree in political science from the University of Iceland.

In 2009, a mutual friend, Gaukur Úlfarsson, introduced Heiða Kristín to Jón Gnarr, a stand-up comedian who was

The Best Party won a plurality of the vote in

Heiða Kristín has two sons, Benedict Espólín and Snorri Espólín, both born while she was in college. She is married to Gudmundur Kristján Jónsson. The wedding was held on New Year's Eve, 2014, with Jón Gnarr officiating, the date her resignation as chairwoman became effective. Her father is the folk musician and journalist Helgi Petursson, She is the sister of the musician Snorri Helgason.