Sanni Grahn-Laasonen

Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (born 4 May 1983) is a Finnish politician and a member of the National Coalition Party. She was the Minister of Education and Culture 2015-2019.[1] She was the Minister of the Environment in Alexander Stubb's cabinet between 2014 and 2015.[2] Before her career in politics she has worked as a journalist in the Finnish afternoon newspaper Iltalehti.

Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Grahn-Laasonen in 2023.
Minister of Social Security
Assumed office
20 June 2023
Prime MinisterPetteri Orpo
Preceded byKrista Kiuru
Minister of Education and Science
In office
5 May 2017  6 June 2019
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byHerself (education and culture)
Succeeded byLi Andersson (education)
Annika Saarikko (science)
Minister of Education and Culture
In office
29 May 2015  5 May 2017
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byKrista Kiuru (education)
Pia Viitanen (culture)
Succeeded byHerself (education)
Sampo Terho (culture)
Minister of the Environment
In office
26 September 2014  29 May 2015
Prime MinisterAlexander Stubb
Preceded byVille Niinistö
Succeeded byKimmo Tiilikainen
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Assumed office
20 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983
Forssa, Tavastia Proper, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition Party

In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Social Security in the Orpo Cabinet.[3]

Electoral history

Parliamentary elections

YearConstituencyVotesPercentageResult
2011Tavastia5,8662.89%Elected
2015Tavastia7,5563.73%Re-elected
2019Tavastia7,4193.61%Re-elected
2023Tavastia7,0033.38%Re-elected

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References

  1. "Sipilä's Government appointed". Finnish Government. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. "Grahn-Laasonen named Minister of the Environment". Helsinki Times. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  3. "Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  4. "Information Service". vaalit.fi. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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