Katri Kulmuni

Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni (born 4 September 1987 in Tornio) is a Finnish politician and the current leader of the Centre Party of Finland.[2]

Katri Kulmuni
35th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
12 September 2019 – 9 June 2020
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Sanna Marin
Preceded byMika Lintilä
Succeeded byMatti Vanhanen
Minister of Finance
In office
10 December 2019 – 9 June 2020
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byMika Lintilä
Succeeded byMatti Vanhanen[1]
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded byMika Lintilä
Succeeded byMika Lintilä
Leader of the Centre Party
Assumed office
7 September 2019
Preceded byJuha Sipilä
Personal details
Born
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni

(1987-09-04) 4 September 1987
Tornio, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Political partyCentre
Spouse(s)Jyrki Peisa

Early life and education

Kulmuni graduated as Master of Social Science from the University of Lapland in 2018.[3]

Political career

Kulmuni was elected first time to the Parliament of Finland in 2015 and again in 2019.[4] After the 2019 elections she was named as the Minister of Economic Affairs at the cabinet of Antti Rinne.

On 7 September 2019, Kulmuni defeated Antti Kaikkonen in the leadership election of the Centre Party.[5] On 12 September 2019 she succeeded Mika Lintilä as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland.[6] After the collapse of the Rinne Cabinet, Kulmuni went on to take the seat of the Minister of Finance in the following Marin Cabinet.[7]

On June 5, 2020, Kulmuni resigned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister after it was revealed that she had been given media training at the cost of 56,203 euros, which was billed to her two ministries. Two days before the resignation announcement, Kulmuni told media that she would pay back the full costs.[8][9] On June 8, former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was elected to succeed Kulmuni as Minister of Finance.[1]

Other activities

European Union organizations

International organizations

Controversy

Shortly after her 2019 appointment as finance minister, Kulmuni caused controversy when she posted an informal Instagram poll on whether the government should allow Finnish women with links to Islamic State to return from Syria, or just their children. She later deleted the Instagram post and issued an apology after criticism by Human Rights Watch.[16]

References
  1. Toivonen, Terhi; Uusitalo, Kaisa; Konttinen, Matti (8 June 2020). "Katso suorana: Matti Vanhanen nousee valtiovaraiministeriksi, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Katri Kulmuni on keskustan uusi puheenjohtaja: "Nyt alkaa työt, keskusta ei voi olla 10 prosentin puolue" – Yle seurasi Kouvolan puoluekokousta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. Kulmuni, Katri (2018). "Maankaappaukset ja taistelu ruuasta: "Osta maata, sitä ei enää valmisteta."" (in Finnish). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Katri Kulmuni". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. "Keskustan uudeksi puheenjohtajaksi valittiin Katri Kulmuni". Yle. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. "Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. Sundman, Robert (5 June 2020). "Katri Kulmuni eroaa valtiovarainministerin tehtävästä, jatkaa keskustan johdossa – katso video eroilmoituksesta" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. Bateman, Tom (5 June 2020). "Katri Kulmuni: Finnish minister quits over media training row". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  11. Board of Governors: Katri Kulmuni European Stability Mechanism.
  12. Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  13. Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  14. Board of Governors Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
  15. Board of Governors World Bank.
  16. Anne Kauranen (December 13, 2019), 'Seriously, Finland?' Red-faced minister deletes Instagram poll Reuters.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Juha Sipilä		 Leader of the Centre Party
2019–present		 Incumbent
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