Sinikka Mönkäre
| Taru Sinikka Mönkäre | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
|
In office 13 April 1995 – 14 April 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Jorma Huuhtanen |
| Succeeded by | Maija Perho |
|
In office 17 April 2003 – 19 April 2007 | |
| Prime Minister |
Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen |
| Preceded by | Maija Perho |
| Succeeded by | Tuula Haatainen |
| Minister of Labour | |
|
In office 15 April 1999 – 24 February 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Liisa Jaakonsaari |
| Succeeded by | Tarja Filatov |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
|
In office 25 February 2000 – 16 April 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
| Succeeded by | Mauri Pekkarinen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 March 1947 Sippola, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Taru Sinikka Mönkäre (born 6 March 1947) is a Finnish politician who served as minister in different cabinets of Finland.
Early life and education
Mönkäre was born in Sippola on 6 March 1947.[1] She has a PhD in medicine and surgery.[1]
Career
Mönkäre worked at different hospitals.[1] From 1981 to 1995 she served at the Imatra city council in various capacities.[1] She became a member of the Finnish Parliament in 1987 and served there until 1991.[1]
She is a member of the Social Democratic Party.[2] She held different ministerial roles. Her first ministerial post was the minister of social affairs and health and minister in the ministry of environment (housing) (1995–1999).[3] She was minister of labour from 1999 to 2000.[3] Then she served as the minister of trade and industry from 2000 to 2003.[3] During her term she supported the construction of a new nuclear power plant.[2] She was appointed minister of social affairs and health to the cabinet led by the then prime minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki on 17 April 2003.[4] On 23 September 2005, she was removed from office upon her request and replaced by Tuula Haatainen in the post.[5]
Mönkäre was appointed managing director of the state-run Finnish Slot Machine Association (RAY) in 2006.[6] In April 2009, she became a member of the executive committee of the RAY.[7] She was appointed board member for the University of Turku in February 2010.[8] She is also a member of ilmarinen’s supervisory board to which she was appointed in 2010.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Finland". VIPS. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Ministers Mönkäre and Hassi on opposite sides of nuclear power issue". Helsingin Sanomat. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Finland Ministers". Women Leaders. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Jäätteenmäki's Government appointed". Finnish Embassy. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ministerial changes in Finnish Government" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office. 23 September 2005.
- ↑ "Police question Slot Machine Association management". Helsingin Sanomat. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Hannu Salokorpi appointed Deputy Managing Director of RAY". RAY. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ Willberg, Ulla (3 February 2010). "Financial management is the greatest challenge for the new university Boards" (Press release). Academy of Finland. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Corporate Governance" (PDF). ilmarinen. 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.