Jussi Niinistö | |
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Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 29 May 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
Preceded by | Carl Haglund |
Member of Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
Assumed office 20 April 2011 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Helsinki |
October 27, 1970
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 | 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.