Mari Kiviniemi

Mari Johanna Kiviniemi ( born September 27, 1968 in Seinäjoki ) is a Finnish politician ( center ) and was dated 22 June, 2010 to June 22, 2011 Finnish Prime Minister.

Life

Mari Kiviniemi was born as the daughter of a farmer in the western Finnish town of Seinäjoki. From 1985 to 1986 she spent a year as an exchange student in Lower Saxony Scheessel, where she attended Oak School. In 1988 she began her studies at the University of Helsinki.

Kiviniemi is the mother of two children.

Policy

Mari Kiviniemi is Member of Parliament since 1995. From 2005, she has served in the Government of Finland 's Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Development and, from 2006, the Minister of Public Administration and Local. In June 2010 she was elected 1357:1035 votes in a vote against Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen for two years as Chairman of the Centre Party. On June 22, she followed Matti Vanhanen, Office of the Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish Pääministeri, swedish Statsminister ). It is by Anneli Jäätteenmäki (2003 ), the second female head of government in the country. Mari Kiviniemi led a government of her party, the National Coalition Party, the Greens Federation and the Swedish People's Party, which had been formed after the parliamentary election in 2007 until June 2011.

2012 had internal disputes increased in the center, so that Kiviniemi announced in April by reference to uniform poll ratings for the party, not to stand again for the party chairmanship available. There is disagreement, especially in the EU and euro question. At the same time penetrate parts of the party to return to its former role as a representation of structured agrarian land areas.