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Henna Virkkunen

Henna Virkkunen
MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Constituency Finland
Minister of Transport
In office
4 April 2014 – 24 June 2014
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
Preceded by Merja Kyllönen
Succeeded by Paula Risikko (Transport and Local Government)
Minister of Public Administration and Local Government
In office
22 June 2011 – 24 June 2014
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
Preceded by Tapani Tölli
Succeeded by Paula Risikko (Transport and Local Government)
Minister of Education
In office
19 December 2008 – 22 June 2011
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by Sari Sarkomaa
Succeeded by Jukka Gustafsson
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
16 March 2003 – 1 July 2014
Constituency Helsinki
Personal details
Born Henna Maria Virkkunen
(1972-06-04) 4 June 1972 (age 44)
Joutsa, Finland
Political party  Finnish
National Coalition Party
 EU
European People's Party
Alma mater University of Jyväskylä
Website www.hennavirkkunen.fi

Henna Maria Virkkunen (born 4 June 1972) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party. She was Minister of Public Administration and Local Government from 22 June 2011 to 24 June 2014.

In parliament, Virkkunen has been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy since 2014. She is the rapporteur on digital platforms.

In addition to her committee assignments, Virkkunen is a member of the parliament’s delegation for relations with South Africa.


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