Tanja Karpela
| Tanja Karpela | |
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| Minister for Culture | |
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In office 17 April 2003 – 19 April 2007 |
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| Prime Minister |
Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen |
| Preceded by | Kaarina Dromberg |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Wallin |
| Member of Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa |
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In office 24 March 1999 – 19 April 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 August 1970 Salo, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | Finnish Centre |
| Spouse(s) |
Totti Karpela (m. 1995–99) Olli Saarela (m. 2006; div. 2008) Janne Erjola (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
Tanja Tellervo Karpela (née Vienonen; previously Karpela and Saarela; born 22 August 1970) is a Finnish former politician. As a beauty queen, she was Miss Finland in 1991. She was a Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2011 and served in the government of Finland as Minister of Culture from 2003 to 2007.
Karpela was born in Salo. As a beauty queen, she held the title of Miss Finland and represented her country in the Miss Universe pageant in 1991. Prior to her political career, she also became famous for her work as an underwear and lingerie model.
Karpela was elected to parliament from the Electoral District of Uusimaa in 1999, representing the Centre Party. She was appointed Minister of Culture in Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki's cabinet in 2003. After the resignation of Jäätteenmäki, Karpela went on to serve in the same post under Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen.
In December 2005 Karpela received a Big Brother Award from the Finnish on-line civil rights organization EFFI for proposing Internet traffic blocking software be installed in schools and libraries. She was also a supporter of the 2005 amendment to the Finnish Copyright Act and Penal Code, which has been nicknamed Lex Karpela due to her acceptance of what many perceive to be a highly controversial addition to the Finnish law. In March 2010, Karpela announced that she is no longer pursuing a parliamentary career following the 2011 parliamentary elections.
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