Antti Rinne
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Antti Rinne | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2019 | |
| Speaker | Matti Vanhanen Anu Vehviläinen |
| Preceded by | Tuula Haatainen |
| 45th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019 | |
| President | Sauli Niinistö |
| Deputy | Mika Lintilä Katri Kulmuni |
| Preceded by | Juha Sipilä |
| Succeeded by | Sanna Marin |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 24 April 2019 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paula Risikko |
| Succeeded by | Matti Vanhanen |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jutta Urpilainen |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 6 June 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Jutta Urpilainen |
| Succeeded by | Timo Soini |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 6 June 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Jutta Urpilainen |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1962 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse | Heta Ravolainen |
| Education | University of Helsinki |
Antti Juhani Rinne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑnt̪ːi ˈjuɦɑni ˈrinːe̞ʔ]) (born 3 November 1962) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from June to December 2019 and as Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2014.
Biography
A lawyer by profession, Rinne holds a Candidate of Law degree from the University of Helsinki.[1] He served as chair of the Union of Private Sector Professionals (ERTO) from 2002 to 2005, the Union of Salaried Employees from 2005 to 2010, and Trade Union Pro from 2010 to 2014.
Political activities
Rinne was elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) on 9 May 2014, defeating Jutta Urpilainen.[2]
He was Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Finland between 2014 and 2015 and has been a Member of Parliament since 2015.[3][4] In the 2019 parliamentary election, Rinne led the Social Democrats to victory and served as Speaker of Parliament before being appointed as Prime Minister on 6 June 2019.[5]
Rinne cabinet
Rinne and his cabinet resigned on the 3rd of December 2019, when the Centre Party withdrew its support[6] due to controversies on the handling of a postal strike. President Sauli Niinistö asked him to continue with a caretaker government until a new government was appointed.[7] On 10 December 2019, Sanna Marin was appointed as Prime Minister.[8]
On 11 December 2019, Rinne was elected as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, replacing Tuula Haatainen, who had been named as the Minister of Employment in Marin Cabinet.[9]
Controversies
Antti Rinne was convicted of organizing an illegal strike with Ammattiliitto Pro against the forestry industry. The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeals (Hovioikeus in Finnish) with a decision in the end of 2018 which also condemned Rinne to pay fines and legal costs to the other party.[10][11]
Rinne had to resign from an ACP lawyer position (Automotive, Cargo and Ports worker's union, AKT in Finnish). He was charging twice for the same work related commute. According to him, it had been negligence and amounted to about FIM 1,000 (€200). In 2005, the President of the ACP stated in an interview with the Suomen Kuvalehti that it was FIM 10,000 (€2,000).[12]
In a second case, Rinne was the manager of a housing company in Lohja in Finland. The Suomen Kuvalehti reported that he failed to return the receipts for the year and paid for his own telephone bill from the housing company's cashier. FIM 25,000 (€5,000) of damages were claimed from him by the housing company.[13]
References
- ^ "Kuka on Antti Rinne?". Yle. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Rinne defeats Jutta Urpilainen in leadership election
- ^ "Antti Rinne". Eduskunta. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Antti Rinne appointed as Finland's new PM". Yle Uutiset. Yle Uutiset. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Finland prime minister Antti Rinne resigns after coalition collapses". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finnish_pm_rinne_resigns/11100374
- ^ "Finland's record-young PM appointed, faces confidence vote next week". Yle. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Salokorpi, Juhani (11 December 2019). "Antti Rinne eduskunnan 1. varapuhemieheksi". Yle. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Hovioikeuden päätökset, 2018
- ^ "Hovioikeus piti Antti Rinteen sakot työkiistasta voimassa – Lisäksi Rinne joutuu maksamaan Metsäteollisuudelle 16 000 euroa oikeudenkäyntikuluja". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ Suomen Kuvalehti 16/2005, p. 14-15
- ^ Tikka, Juha-Pekka (2014-03-21). "IS: Sdp:n Antti Rinteellä kaksi vanhaa rahasotkua". Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Helsinki
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Prime Ministers of Finland
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Finland
- Ministers of Finance of Finland
- Speakers of the Parliament of Finland
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23)
- Finnish lawyers
- University of Helsinki alumni
- Finnish trade unionists