Li Andersson | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 29 June 2021 –20 June 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
Preceded by | Jussi Saramo |
Succeeded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
In office 6 June 2019 –17 December 2020 | |
Prime Minister |
|
Preceded by | Sanni Grahn-Laasonen |
Succeeded by | Jussi Saramo |
Leader of the Left Alliance | |
Assumed office 11 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Paavo Arhinmäki |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
Constituency | Varsinais-Suomi |
Personal details | |
Born | Li Sigrid Andersson 13 May 1987 Turku,Southwest Finland,Finland [1] |
Political party | Left Alliance |
Spouse | Juha Pursiainen |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Åbo Akademi University (BSS) |
Website | https://liandersson.fi/ |
Li Sigrid Andersson [2] (born 13 May 1987) [3] is a Finnish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. [4] [5] The leader of the Left Alliance,she has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. She is also the city councilor of Turku and was the chair of the party's youth wing,Left Youth.
Andersson graduated from Åbo Akademi University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in international law,specializing in international human rights law and refugee law,with a minor in Russian language and culture. [6]
In the parliamentary elections of 2015 Andersson was elected with the highest number of personal votes in Varsinais-Suomi (with 17 seats). [7] Candidates in the district included the chairmen of the National Coalition Party and the Green League. [8] In the 2017 municipal elections,she got most votes of candidates outside Helsinki,sixth nationally. [9]
In February 2016,Andersson announced running for Left Alliance chair. [10] On 6 June 2016,she received 3,913 (61.85%) votes in an unofficial poll between the party members,after which the other candidates withdrew from the running,leaving her the only remaining candidate. The decision was confirmed on 11 June 2016 at the Left Alliance party meeting in Oulu. [11] [12]
After the 2019 parliamentary election,in which the Left Alliance gained four seats,the party joined the SDP-led Rinne Cabinet. Andersson became Minister of Education. She temporarily left her ministerial post in December 2020 to go on maternity leave. [13]
In September 2023,Andersson announced her candidacy for the 2024 Finnish presidential election. [14] In the election,she received 4.88% of the total vote count and failed to advance to the second round of voting. [15]
On 5 March 2024,Andersson announced that she will relinquish Left Alliance leadership to run as a candidate in the European parliamentary elections. [16]
In terms of foreign policy,She advocates for Finland to follow a Nordic policy line within NATO,promoting deeper cooperation within the alliance while adhering to principles such as rejecting permanent bases and nuclear weapons on Finnish soil. [17] Andersson criticizes the government's approach to internal devaluation,which has led to declining wages and challenges for low-income earners. [18]
Li Andersson cohabits with former ice-hockey player Juha Pursiainen in Turku. [19] [20] She gave birth to their first child,a daughter,in January 2021. [21] Andersson belongs to the Swedish-speaking Finn national minority. [22]
Year | Municipality | Votes | Result |
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2008 | Turku | 175 | Not elected |
2012 | Turku | 2,422 | Elected |
2017 | Turku | 6,415 | Elected |
Year | Constituency | Votes | Result |
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2011 | Varsinais-Suomi | 2,170 | Not elected |
2015 | Varsinais-Suomi | 15,071 | Elected |
2019 | Varsinais-Suomi | 24,404 | Elected |
Year | Constituency | Votes | Result |
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2014 | Finland | 47,599 | Not elected |
Source: [24]
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