Petteri Orpo
Antti Petteri Orpo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑntːi ˈpetːeri ˈorpo]; born 3 November 1969) is a Finnish politician serving as the Prime Minister of Finland since 2023. He has been the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2017 to 2019 and Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2019.[1][2]
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| 47th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2023 | |
| President | Sauli Niinistö |
| Deputy | Riikka Purra |
| Preceded by | Sanna Marin |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 12 April 2023 – 20 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matti Vanhanen |
| Succeeded by | Jussi Halla-aho |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 28 June 2017 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Timo Soini |
| Succeeded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 June 2016 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Succeeded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Leader of the National Coalition Party | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Päivi Räsänen |
| Succeeded by | Paula Risikko |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 24 June 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Jari Koskinen |
| Succeeded by | Kimmo Tiilikainen |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2007 | |
| Constituency | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antti Petteri Orpo 3 November 1969 Köyliö, Satakunta, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition |
| Spouse(s) | Niina Kanniainen-Orpo |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Turku (MA) |
In April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. He is set to be named the lead government formation negotiator and prime minister candidate when the new parliament and President meet shortly after the election.[3]
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Orpo (right) with Nikos Xydakis in February 2016
Orpo at EPP's summit in Brussels on 28 June 2016
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References
- ↑ "Räty, Orpo and Toivakka take over ministerial portfolios". Helsinki Times. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sipilä's Government appointed". Finnish Government. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Tulospalvelu | Eduskuntavaalit 2023 | Iltalehti". www.iltalehti.fi (in suomi). Retrieved 2 April 2023.