Petteri Orpo

Petteri Orpo
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
22 June 2016
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Alexander Stubb
Leader of the National Coalition Party
Assumed office
11 June 2016
Preceded by Alexander Stubb
Minister of the Interior
In office
29 May 2015  22 June 2016
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Päivi Räsänen
Succeeded by Paula Risikko
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry
In office
24 June 2014  29 May 2015
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb
Preceded by Jari Koskinen
Succeeded by Kimmo Tiilikainen
Personal details
Born (1969-11-03) 3 November 1969
Köyliö, Finland
Political party National Coalition Party
Spouse(s) Niina Kanniainen

Antti Petteri Orpo (born in Köyliö, November 3 1969) is a Finnish politician, the leader of the National Coalition Party and the incumbent Minister of Finance. Previously he served as the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry 2014–2015 and Minister of Interior 2015–2016.[1][2]

In May 2016, Orpo announced that he would challenge the leader of the National Coalition Party and incumbent Minister of Finance Alexander Stubb in June's party conference.[3] Orpo received 441,4 votes against Stubb's 361 and was thus elected as the new leader for the party.[4] Orpo soon announced that he would take Stubb's seat as the Minister of Finance.[5] He was officially appointed as the Minister of Finance on June 22, 2016.[6]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Jari Koskinen
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Preceded by
Päivi Räsänen
Minister of the Interior
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Paula Risikko
Preceded by
Alexander Stubb
Minister of Finance
2016–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
Alexander Stubb
Leader of the National Coalition Party
2016–present
Incumbent
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