Annika Saarikko

Annika Saarikko
Saarikko in 2021
36th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
10 September 2020 – 20 June 2023
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byMatti Vanhanen
Succeeded byRiikka Purra
Minister of Finance
In office
27 May 2021 – 20 June 2023
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byMatti Vanhanen
Succeeded byRiikka Purra
Minister of Science and Culture
In office
6 August 2020 – 27 May 2021
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byHanna Kosonen
Succeeded byAntti Kurvinen
In office
6 June 2019 – 9 August 2019
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded bySampo Terho
Succeeded byHanna Kosonen
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services
In office
10 July 2017 – 6 June 2019
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded byJuha Rehula
Succeeded byKrista Kiuru
Leader of the Centre Party
In office
5 September 2020 – 15 June 2024
Preceded byKatri Kulmuni
Succeeded byAntti Kaikkonen
Member of Finnish Parliament
for Finland Proper
Assumed office
20 April 2011
Personal details
Born
Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko

(1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40)
Oripää, Finland
Political partyCentre
Spouse
Erkki Papunen
(m. 2014)
Alma materUniversity of Turku

Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko (born 10 November 1983) is a Finnish politician and minister who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2020 to 2023. She served as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party from 2020 to 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Saarikko beats Kulmuni in Centre Party leadership vote". Yle Uutiset. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Centre Party picks Kaikkonen as new leader, NCP re-elects Orpo". yle. yle.fi. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.