Riikka Purra

Riikka Purra
Purra in 2023
37th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Assumed office
20 June 2023
Prime MinisterPetteri Orpo
Preceded byAnnika Saarikko
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
20 June 2023
Prime MinisterPetteri Orpo
Preceded byAnnika Saarikko
Leader of the Finns Party
Assumed office
14 August 2021
Preceded byJussi Halla-aho
Member of Parliament
for Uusimaa
Assumed office
17 April 2019
Personal details
Born (1977-06-13) 13 June 1977 (age 47)
Pirkkala, Finland
Political partyFinns Party
SpouseMikko Välimaa
Children2
Alma materUniversity 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]

  1. ^ "Puoluerekisteriin merkityt puolueet ja niiden nimenkirjoittajat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ Profile as a Member of the Parliament of Finland
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference leader was invoked but never defined (see the help page).