Sirpa Paatero
Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister for International Development in Alexander Stubb's cabinet 2014–2015 and again in Antti Rinne's cabinet in 2019.[1][2] She offered her resignation from the Rinne cabinet in November 2019 after failing to act to prevent state-owned postal services from cutting the pay of around 700 workers.[3] Paatero is also the chairman of the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation.
Sirpa Paatero | |
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| Minister of Local Government | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
| Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Rinne |
| Preceded by | Anu Vehviläinen (local government) Mika Lintilä (ownership steering) |
| Succeeded by | Tytti Tuppurainen (ownership steering) |
| Minister for International Development | |
| In office 26 September 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Pekka Haavisto |
| Succeeded by | Lenita Toivakka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1964 Karhula, Kymenlaakso, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
References
- "Sirpa Paatero to take over as Int'l Dev minister". Finland Times. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Tässä he nyt ovat – Antti Rinteen viisikon kaikki ministerit" (in Finnish). Yle. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- "Minister Paatero resigns over Posti outsourcing scandal". Yle. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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