Tuula Haatainen

Tuula Irmeli Haatainen (born 11 February 1960) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, with the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister of Education 2003–2005 and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2005–2007.[1]

Tuula Haatainen
Minister of Employment
Assumed office
10 December 2019
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byTimo Harakka
Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament
In office
7 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
SpeakerMatti Vanhanen
Preceded byJuho Eerola
Succeeded byAntti Rinne
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
23 September 2005 – 19 April 2007
Prime MinisterMatti Vanhanen
Preceded bySinikka Mönkäre
Succeeded byLiisa Hyssälä
Minister of Education
In office
17 April 2003 – 23 September 2005
Prime MinisterAnneli Jäätteenmäki
Matti Vanhanen
Preceded byMaija-Liisa Rask
Succeeded byAntti Kalliomäki
Personal details
Born (1960-02-11) 11 February 1960
Tuusniemi, Northern Savonia, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic
Spouse(s)Janne Metsämäki
WebsiteOfficial website

In 2007 Haatainen was chosen as the Deputy Mayor of Helsinki and she left the parliament.[2] She returned to the parliament following the 2015 elections, in which she received 6,662 personal votes.[3]

On 2 September 2017, Haatainen was nominated as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in 2018 presidential election.[4] In the election, Haatainen placed sixth with 3.3 percent of the votes, while the incumbent president Sauli Niinistö went on to secure his second term with a majority of votes.[5]

After the presidential election, on 5 February 2018, Haatainen was elected as the Second Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.[6] She served in the position until the collapse of Rinne Cabinet in December 2019, after which she joined the subsequent Marin Cabinet as Minister of Employment.[7] She is a trained nurse and has practised in her home region of Northern Savonia, and in Åland.[8]

References
  1. "Tuula Haatainen". Eduskunta. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Tuula Haatainen Helsingin apulaiskaupunginjohtajaksi". Yle. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. "Tuula Haatainen Sdp:n presidenttiehdokkaaksi" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. "Presidentinvaali 2018, 1. vaali: Ehdokkaiden äänet" (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. "Eduskunta valitsi uudeksi puhemieheksi sote-konkari Paula Risikon – myös protestiääniä jätettiin". Yle. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2019/article.2019-12-14.8804456712


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