Anne-Mari Virolainen
Anne-Mari Virolainen | |
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| Minister for Foreign Trade and Development | |
| In office 12 February 2018 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Kai Mykkänen |
| Succeeded by | Ville Skinnari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1965 Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Petri Virolainen |
Anne-Mari Virolainen (born 5 December 1965) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party who has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007, representing Finland Proper.[1]
Early life and career[]
Virolainen was born in Turku. She graduated from Turku School of Economics as Master of Economics in 1990. She has worked as an executive in Telia InfoMedia, Sonera and .[1]
Political career[]
Virolainen chaired the municipal council of Lieto from 2005 to 2012. She has been elected to the Parliament four times: with 6,812 votes in 2007, with 10,041 votes in 2011, with 7,169 votes in 2015 and with 7,246 votes in 2019.[2] She served as vice president of the National Coalition Party from 2010 to 2016.[3] Since 2015, Virolainen has chaired the Grand Committee of the Parliament.[1]
On 6 February 2018, after a reshuffle of the ministerial portfolios by the National Coalition party, Virolainen took over as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development in the Sipilä Cabinet.[4]
Personal life[]
Virolainen resides in Lieto. She is married to Docent Petri Virolainen with whom she has three children,[1] the oldest of which died in 2005 due to the rare Jansky–Bielschowsky disease.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Anne-Mari Virolainen". eduskunta.fi. Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Information Service". vaalit.fi. Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Tikka, Juha-Pekka (9 May 2016). "Anne-Mari Virolainen ei hae jatkoa kokoomusjohdossa". Verkkouutiset. Kansalliskustannus. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Virolaisesta uusi kokoomusministeri – kokoomus kierrätti myös ministerisalkkujaan". Ilta-Sanomat. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Kolsi, Eeva-Kaarina (23 February 2015). "Kansanedustaja kertoo lapsensa kuolemasta: "Ensimmäinen vuosi oli pahin"". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Turku
- National Coalition Party politicians
- Government ministers of Finland
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23)
- 21st-century Finnish women politicians