Riikka Purra | |
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.jpg) Purra in 2023 | |
| 37th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Annika Saarikko |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Annika Saarikko |
| Leader of the Finns Party | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jussi Halla-aho |
| Member of Parliament for Uusimaa | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1977 Pirkkala, Finland |
| Political party | Finns Party |
| Spouse | Mikko Välimaa |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Turku |
Riikka Katriina Purra[1] (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈriːkːɑ ˈkɑtriːnɑ ˈpurːɑ]; born 13 June 1977) is a Finnish politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland, and Finance Minister, since 2023. She is also a member of the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party for the Uusimaa constituency.[2] In August 2021 she was elected the new leader of the party, after Jussi Halla-aho.[3]
- ^ "Puoluerekisteriin merkityt puolueet ja niiden nimenkirjoittajat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Profile as a Member of the Parliament of Finland
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