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Jussi Niinistö

Jussi Niinistö
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Minister of Defence
Assumed office
29 May 2015
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Carl Haglund
Member of Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa
Assumed office
20 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1970-10-27) October 27, 1970 (age 46)
Helsinki
Nationality Finnish
Political party Finns Party
Spouse(s)

Kati Niinistö (div. 2014)

Leena Sharma (m. 2015)
Alma mater University of Helsinki
Occupation general secretary, PhD, military historian
Religion Evangelical Lutheran
Website http://jussiniinisto.fi/
Military service
Allegiance  Finland
Service/branch Finnish Army
Years of service 1989–1990
Rank Yliluutnantti kauluslaatta.svg Senior 1st Lieutenant

Kati Niinistö (div. 2014)

Jussi Niinistö (born October 27, 1970 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and the current Minister of Defence. Since 2011, he has been a member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Finns Party. By occupation he is a military historian, a docent of Finnish history in the university of Helsinki and a docent of military history in the Finnish National Defence University. In 2013 he was elected as the first vice-chairman of the True Finns.

He has been a member of the municipal council of Nurmijärvi since 2009 and the chairman of the Finns Party deputy group of the council.



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