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Lenita Toivakka

Lenita Toivakka
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
In office
29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Sirpa Paatero
Succeeded by Kai Mykkänen
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade
In office
24 June 2014 – 28 May 2015
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb
Preceded by Alexander Stubb
Succeeded by Timo Soini
Personal details
Born (1961-09-28) 28 September 1961 (age 55)
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Political party National Coalition Party
Spouse(s) Jukka Toivakka

Lenita Anneli Toivakka (born 28 September 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a member of National Coalition Party. She is the former Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development serving in both in Alexander Stubb's cabinet and Juha Sipilä's cabinet.

On 21 June 2016, Toivakka announced that she would resign due to the tax shelter methods used by her family company and the resulting negative publicity to the party. She was followed by Kai Mykkänen.


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