Katri Kulmuni
Katri Kulmuni | |
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| 35th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Rinne Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Rinne |
| Preceded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Succeeded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1987 Tornio, Finland |
| Political party | Centre Party |
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni (born 4 September 1987 in Tornio) is a Finnish politician and the current leader of the Centre Party of Finland.[1]
Early life and education
Kulmuni graduated as Master of Social Science from the University of Lapland in 2018.[2]
Political career
Kulmuni was elected first time to the Parliament of Finland in 2015 and again in 2019.[3] After the 2019 elections she was named as the Minister of Economic Affairs at the cabinet of Antti Rinne.
On 7 September 2019, Kulmuni defeated Antti Kaikkonen in the leadership election of the Centre Party.[4] On 12 September 2019 she succeeded Mika Lintilä as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland.[5] After the collapse of the Rinne Cabinet, Kulmuni went on to take the seat of the Minister of Finance in the following Marin Cabinet.[6]
Controversy
Shortly after her 2019 appointment as finance minister, Kulmuni caused controversy when she posted an informal Instagram poll on whether the government should allow Finnish women with links to Islamic State to return from Syria, or just their children. She later deleted the Instagram post and issued an apology after criticism by Human Rights Watch.[7]
References
- ^ "Katri Kulmuni on keskustan uusi puheenjohtaja: "Nyt alkaa työt, keskusta ei voi olla 10 prosentin puolue" – Yle seurasi Kouvolan puoluekokousta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Kulmuni, Katri (2018). "Maankaappaukset ja taistelu ruuasta: "Osta maata, sitä ei enää valmisteta."" (in Finnish).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Katri Kulmuni". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Keskustan uudeksi puheenjohtajaksi valittiin Katri Kulmuni". Yle. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Anne Kauranen (December 13, 2019), 'Seriously, Finland?' Red-faced minister deletes Instagram poll Reuters.
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