Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Finnish politician
Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (born 11 February 1955) is a Finnish politician. She was the first female Prime Minister of Finland from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003.[2] From 2004 to 2019, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She was the chairwoman of the Centre Party of Finland from 18 June 2000 to 5 October 2003. In 2003, Jäätteenmäki was the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland.
Anneli Jäätteenmäki | |
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39th Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 17 April 2003 – 24 June 2003 | |
President | Tarja Halonen |
Deputy | Antti Kalliomäki |
Preceded by | Paavo Lipponen |
Succeeded by | Matti Vanhanen |
Minister of Justice[1] | |
In office 1 May 1994 – 13 April 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Esko Aho |
Preceded by | Hannele Pokka |
Succeeded by | Sauli Niinistö |
Personal details | |
Born | Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki 11 February 1955 Lapua, Finland |
Political party | Centre Party |
Spouse(s) | Jorma Melleri |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Website | annelijäätteenmäki |
References
change- ↑ "Council of State – Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.; Skard, Torild (2014) "Finland's three national leaders" in Women of power – Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0