Juha Sipilä
44th Prime Minister of Finland
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.
Juha Sipilä | |
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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 | Veteli, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland | 25 April 1961
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] |
References
change- ↑ "Keskustan Juha Sipilä ylennettiin kapteeniksi". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 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.