Li Andersson

Finnish politician

Li Sigrid Andersson[2] (born 13 May 1987)[3] is a Finnish politician. She was the Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023.[4][5] She has been the leader of the Left Alliance since 2016. She has been a Member of Parliament since 2015.

Li Andersson
Andersson in 2022
Minister of Education
In office
29 June 2021 (2021-06-29) – 20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byJussi Saramo
Succeeded byAnna-Maja Henriksson
In office
6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) – 17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)
Prime Minister
Preceded bySanni Grahn-Laasonen
Succeeded byJussi Saramo
Leader of the Left Alliance
Assumed office
11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
Preceded byPaavo Arhinmäki
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)
ConstituencyVarsinais-Suomi
Personal details
Born
Li Sigrid Andersson

(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 37)
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland[1]
Political partyLeft Alliance
Spouse(s)Juha Pursiainen [fi]
Children1
Alma materÅbo Akademi University (BSS)
Websitehttps://liandersson.fi/

In September 2023, Andersson announced her candidacy for President of Finland in the 2024 election.[6]

References

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  1. "Li Andersson". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Li Andersson". CV. Finnish Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Auvinen, Suvi: Historian jäänteistä kohti nykyaikaa.
  4. "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. "Left Alliance's Andersson announces presidential bid". Yle.fi. Retrieved 10 September 2023.