Anne Berner

Anne Berner
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
29 May 2015 – 29 May 2019
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byPaula Risikko
Succeeded byAnu Vehviläinen
Personal details
Born (1964-01-16) 16 January 1964 (age 60)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalitySwiss
Finnish
SpousePekka Karkkolainen
Children3 sons
Residence(s)Espoo, Finland
Alma materHanken School of Economics
AwardsPrix Veuve Clicquot[1]
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Anne-Catherine Berner (born 16 January 1964) is a Swiss-Finnish[2] business executive, board professional, and the former Minister of Transport and Communications. In 2015, Berner was elected Member of the Finnish Parliament from the electoral district of Uusimaa as a non-attached candidate representing the Centre Party.[3][4] Berner uses Swiss German as her mother tongue within the family, and is fluent in Finnish, Swedish, German, English and French.[5]

Anne Berner has a long career leading Vallila Interior, a family-owned interior design company.

Before her career in the Finnish Parliament, Berner was known for leading the New Children's Hospital 2017 project and for chairing the board of the New Children's Hospital Foundation.[6] Berner was also familiar through appearances in the television show Dragons' Den of Finland and Sweden.

  1. ^ Haapavaara, Heikki (December 11, 2023). "Anne Berner - vuoden liikenainen". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti.
  2. ^ "Helsingin Sanomat: Anne Bernerin vaaliehdokkuus puhuttaa keskustassa: Yritysjohtajan kykyä hoitaa köyhien asioita epäillään (31 January 2015)".
  3. ^ "Anne Berner - Minister of Transport and Communications". Archived from the original on 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-16. Finnish Government: Anne Berner
  4. ^ http://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1313.aspx Parliament of Finland: Anne Berner (in Finnish)
  5. ^ "Henkilökuva: Rautarouva – miten Anne Berner kipusi Suomi Oy:n huipulle". 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ http://uusilastensairaala2017.fi/info Archived 2015-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Anne Berner: Uusi Lastensairaala 2017-keräys (Accessed 30 May 2015)(in Finnish)