Hanna Mäntylä | |
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Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
In office 29 May 2015 – 25 August 2016 |
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Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
Preceded by | Laura Räty |
Succeeded by | Pirkko Mattila |
Member of Finnish Parliament for Lapland |
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Assumed office 20 April 2011 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Lahti, Finland |
19 September 1974
Nationality | Finnish |
Political party | Finns Party |
Alma mater | University of Lapland |
Website | http://www.hannamantyla.fi |
Hanna Katariina Mäntylä (born 19 September 1974) is a Finnish politician and the former Minister of Social Affairs and Health. She represents the Finns Party and is the second deputy chairwoman of the party. She was elected to the Parliament for Lapland in 2011, and in 2015 election she maintained her seat. She was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Health in May 2015.
On 16 August 2016, Mäntylä announced that she would leave her minister duties due to personal reasons and will continue as a Member of Parliament.
By profession Mäntylä is a youth worker, and she has studied social work in the University of Lapland. Before her parliamentary career she was an entrepreneur, and operated an unsuccessful lingerie retail outlet.