Personal details

Minister of Culture and Sport and Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Kiviniemi), 22 June 2010–22 June 2011

Minister of Culture and Sport and Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Vanhanen II), 19 April 2007–22 June 2010

Minister of the Environment and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Vanhanen) 1 January 2007–19 April 2007

 

Swedish People’s Party, Party Leader, 2006 to present

 

Member of Parliament, 2007 to present

 

State Secretary for the Minister of the Environment, 2005–2007

Deputy Editor-in-Chief and writer of leading articles for the Åbo Underrättelser newspaper, 2000–2005

Special Adviser to the Minister of Defence, 1999–2000

Special Adviser to the Minister of the Interior, 1998–1999

Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Trade 1995–1998

Special Adviser to the Minister of Transport, 1994–1995

Acting research assistant at the central office of the Swedish People’s Party, 1993

Summer reporter for the Åbo Underrättelser newspaper, 1993–1994

Åbo Akademi University, editor of EU project materials, 1992

Summer reporter for the Vasabladet newspaper, 1989–1993

 

Turku City Council, Member 2009 to present

Regional Coucil of Southwest Finland, Assembly Member 2009 to present

 

Nylands Brigads Gille, Delegation Member 2007 to present

Student Union of Åbo Akademi University, Curator 2004 to present

Swedish School of Social Science, Delegation Member 2002 to present

Finnish Delegation to the UN, Member 2001

Åbo Akademi University Foundation, Delegation Member 1999 to present

Friends of the Nyland Brigade at Åbo Akademi University, Chair 1993–1994

Svensk Ungdom youth organisation of the Swedish People’s Party, Member 1991–1993

Student Union of Åbo Akademi University, Chair of the Board 1991, Chair of the Council 1992

SF-klubben at Åbo Akademi University, Vice Chair 1990

 

Spouse: Elina Pirjatanniemi

Two children

Language skills: Swedish, Finnish, English, German

Military rank: Captain

 

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