Henna Virkkunen | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 4 April 2014 –24 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Merja Kyllönen |
Succeeded by | Paula Risikko (Transport and Local Government) |
Minister of Public Administration and Local Government | |
In office 22 June 2011 –24 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Tapani Tölli |
Succeeded by | Paula Risikko (Transport and Local Government) |
Minister of Education | |
In office 19 December 2008 –22 June 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi |
Preceded by | Sari Sarkomaa |
Succeeded by | Jukka Gustafsson |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 16 March 2003 –1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | Helsinki |
Personal details | |
Born | Henna Maria Virkkunen 4 June 1972 Joutsa,Finland |
Political party | Finnish National Coalition EU European People's |
Alma mater | University of Jyväskylä |
Website | www |
Henna Maria Virkkunen (born 4 June 1972) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. She is a member of the National Coalition Party,part of the European People's Party. She was Minister of Public Administration and Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen from 22 June 2011 to 24 June 2014. [1]
In parliament,Virkkunen has been serving on the Committee on Industry,Research and Energy (since 2014) and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (since 2021). [2] In 2022,she joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware. [3] [4]
Virkkunen was the rapporteur on the non-binding opinion on digital platforms [5] [6] and on driving and rest times. [7]
In addition to her committee assignments,Virkkunen has been a member of the parliament's delegation for relations with South Africa (2014-2019) and with the Arab Peninsula (since 2019). She is also a member of the European Internet Forum; [8] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights; [9] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals; [10] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas,Rivers,Islands and Coastal Areas. [11]
In December 2020,Virkkunen received the Energy award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards. [12]
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