Career
He represented Kelvington from 1964 to 1969 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Dana, Saskatchewan, the son of John Helgi Bjarnason and Bjarnina Thorsteinson, both of Icelandic descent, and was educated in Leslie and in Foam Lake. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World World War World War II In 1947, Bjarnason married Evelyn McVean.
He lived in Foam Lake.
His election to the provincial assembly in 1967 was declared invalid and he lost the subsequent by-election held in 1969 to Neil Byers.