Juha Sipilä
Juha Petri Sipilä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjuhɑ ˈpetri ˈsipilæ]; born 25 April 1961) is a Finnish politician. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019.[2] He was the leader of the Centre Party from 2012 to 2019.
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| 44th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 6 June 2019 | |
| President | Sauli Niinistö |
| Deputy | Timo Soini Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Succeeded by | Antti Rinne |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 28 April 2015 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Eero Heinäluoma |
| Succeeded by | Maria Lohela |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 20 April 2011 | |
| Constituency | Oulu |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 9 June 2012 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mari Kiviniemi |
| Succeeded by | Katri Kulmuni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1961 Veteli, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| Political party | Centre |
| Spouse(s) | Minna-Maaria Juntunen |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Oulu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Finland |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army |
| Rank |  Captain[1] |
Juha Sipilä Media
Sipilä in Vaasa, 2015
Sipilä with Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas and European Council President Donald Tusk, Tallinn Digital Summit 2017
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References
- ↑ "Keskustan Juha Sipilä ylennettiin kapteeniksi". Ilta-Sanomat (in suomi). 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ Kearney, Seamus (19 April 2015). "Opposition leader Juha Sipila wins elections in Finland". euronews. Retrieved 17 July 2020.