Anna-Maja Henriksson
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Anna-Maja Henriksson | |
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Minister of Justice | |
Assumed office 6 June 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Antti Rinne Sanna Marin |
Preceded by | Antti Häkkänen |
In office 22 June 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb |
Preceded by | Tuija Brax |
Succeeded by | Jari Lindström |
Leader of the Swedish People's Party | |
Assumed office 12 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Carl Haglund |
Personal details | |
Born | Anna-Maja Kristina Forss 7 January 1964 Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia, Finland |
Political party | Swedish People's Party of Finland |
Spouse | Janne Henriksson |
Website | Official website |
Anna-Maja Kristina Henriksson (née Forss; born 7 January 1964) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. She has served as Finland's Minister of Justice, in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet and Alexander Stubb's cabinet from 2011 to 2015,[1][2] Antti Rinne's cabinet from June to December 2019 and currently in Sanna Marin's cabinet since December 2019.[3][4] She has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007, vice-chairperson of the Swedish People's Party of Finland 2010–2016 and chairperson of the Swedish Parliamentary Group 2015–2016.[5][6]
On 12 June 2016, Henriksson was elected as the leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland becoming the first female leader for the party.[7]
References
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Wallinista ja Henrikssonista uudet ministerit". RKP. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-18. (in Finnish)
- ^ "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Anna-Maja Henriksson. Edustajamatrikkeli. Kansanedustajat 1907 –. Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland). (in Finnish)
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson RKP:n eduskuntaryhmän johtoon". Iltalehti. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Jakobstad
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians
- Ministers of Justice of Finland
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23)
- Women government ministers of Finland
- 21st-century Finnish women politicians
- Female justice ministers
- Women members of the Parliament of Finland