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Katri Kulmuni
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Kulmuni in 2019
34th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
12 September 2019 – 9 June 2020
Prime Minister Antti Rinne
Sanna Marin
Preceded by Mika Lintilä
Succeeded by Matti Vanhanen
Minister of Finance
In office
10 December 2019 – 9 June 2020
Prime Minister Sanna Marin
Preceded by Mika Lintilä
Succeeded by Matti Vanhanen
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime Minister Antti Rinne
Preceded by Mika Lintilä
Succeeded by Mika Lintilä
Leader of the Centre Party
In office
7 September 2019 – 5 September 2020
Preceded by Juha Sipilä
Succeeded by Annika Saarikko
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Lapland
Assumed office
22 April 2015
Personal details
Born
Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni

(1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 (age 37)
Tornio, Lapland, Finland
Political party Centre
Spouse Jyrki Peisa
Alma mater University of Lapland (MSS)

Katri Briitta Ilona Kulmuni (born 4 September 1987) is a Finnish politician who served as the 35th deputy prime minister of Finland and the leader of the Centre Party between 2019 and 2020. A member of the Centre Party, she has been a Member of Parliament since 2015.

Early life and education

Kulmuni graduated from the University of Lapland in 2018 with a Master of Social Science degree.

Political career

Kulmuni was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 2015 for the Lapland constituency and reelected in 2019. After the 2019 elections, she was named the Minister of Economic Affairs in Antti Rinne's cabinet.

On 7 September 2019, Kulmuni defeated Antti Kaikkonen in the leadership election of the Centre Party. Five days later, she succeeded Mika Lintilä as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland. After the collapse of the Rinne Cabinet, Kulmuni became Minister of Finance in the Marin Cabinet.

On 5 June 2020, Kulmuni resigned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister after it was revealed that she had been given media training at the cost of 56,203 euros, which was billed to her two ministries. Two days before the resignation announcement, she told media that she would repay the cost. On 8 June, former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was elected to succeed Kulmuni as Minister of Finance.

On 5 September 2020, Annika Saarikko replaced Kulmuni as the Leader of the Centre Party.

Other activities

European Union organizations

  • European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)
  • European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)

International organizations

  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)
  • Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)
  • World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2019–2020)

See also

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