Petteri Orpo

Finnish politician and the 47th Prime Minister of Finland

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]

Petteri Orpo
in 2023
47th Prime Minister of Finland
Assumed office
20 June 2023
PresidentSauli Niinistö
Alexander Stubb
DeputyRiikka Purra
Preceded bySanna Marin
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office
12 April 2023 – 20 June 2023
Preceded byMatti Vanhanen
Succeeded byJussi Halla-aho
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
28 June 2017 – 6 June 2019
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byTimo Soini
Succeeded byMika Lintilä
Minister of Finance
In office
22 June 2016 – 6 June 2019
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byAlexander Stubb
Succeeded byMika Lintilä
Leader of the National Coalition Party
Assumed office
11 June 2016
Preceded byAlexander Stubb
Minister of the Interior
In office
29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byPäivi Räsänen
Succeeded byPaula Risikko
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
24 June 2014 – 29 May 2015
Prime MinisterAlexander Stubb
Preceded byJari Koskinen
Succeeded byKimmo Tiilikainen
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Assumed office
21 March 2007
ConstituencyVarsinais-Suomi
Personal details
Born
Antti Petteri Orpo

(1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 55)
Köyliö, Satakunta, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition
Spouse(s)Niina Kanniainen-Orpo
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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]

References

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  1. "Räty, Orpo and Toivakka take over ministerial portfolios". Helsinki Times. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Sipilä's Government appointed". Finnish Government. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "Tulospalvelu | Eduskuntavaalit 2023 | Iltalehti". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.