Anni Sinnemäki

Anni Sinnemäki
Minister of Labour
In office 26 June 2009 – 22 June 2011
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by	Tarja Cronberg
Succeeded by	Lauri Ihalainen
Leader of the Green League
In office 16 May 2009 – 11 June 2011
Preceded by	Tarja Cronberg
Succeeded by	Ville Niinistö
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office 1999–2015
Constituency	Helsinki
Personal details
Born	20 July 1973 Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Political party	Green League
Children	Siiri
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Occupation	Poet
Website	www.annisinnemaki.net

Anni Milja Maaria Sinnemäki (born 20 July 1973) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament between 1999 and 2015, representing the Green League.

Biography

She was first elected to the parliament in 1999 and acted as the Minister for Labour from 2009 to 2011.^[1] She was elected chairwoman of the Green League on May 16, 2009 and sought a second term in 2011, but lost to Ville Niinistö in a party election. She has been a member of the city council of Helsinki since 2004. She is also known for her poetry.

Sinnemäki was born in Helsinki, Finland. She has a B.A. degree in Russian literature from the University of Helsinki. She has one child, Siiri (born 1990). Sinnemäki is the author of a series of Finnish pop lyrics of the 1990s and early 2000s for the band Ultra Bra.

Sinnemäki has stated that her greatest disappointment in her political career is the decision on nuclear power in 2002. On the other hand, the law on civil partnerships was the biggest victory of her political career.

Sinnemäki has defended the raising of development aid to 0.7% of GDP in parliament budget negotiations. She has also defended public transportation, municipal funding and funding for the treatment of prisoners.

Sinnemäki left the parliament in 2015, after she was elected Deputy Mayor of Helsinki.^[2]

References

1. Ms. Anni Sinnemäki, Minister of Labour, Finland. OECD 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. "Sinnemäki elected Deputy Mayor of Helsinki". Helsinki Times. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

External links

Media related to Anni Sinnemäki at Wikimedia Commons

• The official website of Anni Sinnemäki (Finnish)