Lenita Toivakka | |
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Minister for Foreign Trade and Development | |
In office 29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016 |
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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 |
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Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb |
Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
Succeeded by | Timo Soini |
Personal details | |
Born |
Helsinki, Finland |
28 September 1961
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.