Wille Rydman

Wille Rydman
Rydman in 2024
Minister of Economic Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 July 2023
Prime MinisterPetteri Orpo
Preceded byVilhelm Junnila
Member of Parliament
for Uusimaa
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 April 2015
Personal details
Born (1986-01-02) 2 January 1986 (age 38)
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Political partyFinns Party[1] (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		National Coalition Party (until 2023)
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Websitewillerydman.fi

Wille-Werner Rydman (born 2 January 1986) is a Finnish politician serving as Minister of Economic Affairs,[2] representing the Finns Party and formerly the National Coalition Party. Rydman was elected to the parliament in 2015, gaining 4,524 votes in the elections.[3] He has also been a member of the City Council of Helsinki since 2012.[4] He received a Masters of Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki in 2008, after which he worked as a parliamentary assistant.[5] On 6 July 2023, Rydman was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the Orpo Cabinet.[6]

  1. ^ "Kokoomuksesta eronnut Wille Rydman liittyy perussuomalaisiin". 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Finns Party picks Wille Rydman to replace outgoing economic affairs minister Junnila". Yle News. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsinki". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Wille Rydman". Parliament of Finland.
  6. ^ "Wille Rydman nimitettiin elinkeinoministeriksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.