Tytti Tuppurainen

Tytti Tuppurainen (born 18 February 1976) is a Finnish politician, born in Oulu.

Tytti Tuppurainen
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Assumed office
10 December 2019
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byHerself (European Affairs)
Sirpa Paatero (Ownership Steering)
Minister for European Affairs
In office
6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded bySampo Terho
Succeeded byHerself
Personal details
Born (1976-02-18) 18 February 1976
Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Tuppurainen was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party in 2011, from the constituency of Oulu.[1] In 2019 she was re-elected to the parliament for the term 2019–2023.[2]

Tuppurainen was appointed Minister for European Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Antti Rinne in 2019.[1][3] When Finland held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, she led talks with member states over its budget for the years 2021–2027.[4]

After the collapse of Rinne Cabinet in December 2019, Tuppurainen continued in the subsequent Marin Cabinet, in which she had ownership steering added to her ministerial portfolio.[5]

References
  1. "TyttiTuppurainen". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "Parliamentary Elections 2019". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. "Tytti Tuppurainen. Minister for European Affairs". valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. Anne Kauranen (October 16, 2019), Finland says both EU Commission and German caps on EU budget 'unrealistic' Reuters.
  5. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.


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