Anneli Jäätteenmäki

Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (born 11 February 1955) is a Finnish politician. She was the first female Prime Minister of Finland from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003.[2] From 2004 to 2019, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She was the chairwoman of the Centre Party of Finland from 18 June 2000 to 5 October 2003. In 2003, Jäätteenmäki was the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland.

Anneli Jäätteenmäki

39th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
17 April 2003  24 June 2003
PresidentTarja Halonen
DeputyAntti Kalliomäki
Preceded byPaavo Lipponen
Succeeded byMatti Vanhanen
Minister of Justice[1]
In office
1 May 1994  13 April 1995
Prime MinisterEsko Aho
Preceded byHannele Pokka
Succeeded bySauli Niinistö
Personal details
Born
Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki

(1955-02-11) 11 February 1955
Lapua, Finland
Political partyCentre Party
Spouse(s)Jorma Melleri
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Websiteannelijäätteenmäki.net

References

  1. "Council of State – Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009.; Skard, Torild (2014) "Finland's three national leaders" in Women of power – Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide, Bristol: Policy Press, ISBN 978-1-44731-578-0


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