Sari Multala

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Sari Multala
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Multala in 2023
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 January 2025
Sailing
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 KaratsuLaser Radial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 LargsLaser Radial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 CascaisLaser Radial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 BoltenhagenLaser Radial

Sari Multala (born 5 July 1978) is a Finnish Olympic sailor, politician, member of Parliament of Finland and cabinet minister.

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Sailing

She went on to compete in the 2000 Olympic Sailing Competition and 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition finishing fifth in the Women's Singlehanded Class the Europe (dinghy). [1] [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's laser radial dinghy class where she finished 7th. [3]

She is also a two time world champion in the laser radial class, and has also won a silver and bronze in the same event. [4] [5] [6] [7]

She was shortlisted in 2002 by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards. [8]

Politics

Multala was elected to Vantaa City Council in 2012 representing National Coalition Party. [9] She was elected to the Parliament of Finland for the first time in the 2015 parliamentary elections and was re-elected in 2019. [10] [11] Since 2017 she has served as Chair of City Board in Vantaa. [12]

In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Science and Culture in the Orpo Cabinet. [13] On 24 January 2025 she was appointed Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, replacing Kai Mykkänen who was elected Mayor of Espoo in October 2024. [14] She immediately received criticism for her appointment from the Green League for failing to address climate challenges when asked about logging. [15]

Sports committees

In 2020 she was nominated by the Finnish Sailing and Boating Association (SPV) for the position of President of the Finnish Olympic Committee and to the Board of Directors of the Olympic Committee. [16] She had previously served as chairman of the SPV from 2013 to 2018. [16] She ended up receiving 10 votes in the presidential election. [17]

Significant results

References

  1. 1 2 "ISAF - Final Results - Europe Dinghy". web.archive.org. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Results". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Results - 2012". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "World Laser Radial Women's Championship 2009". International Laser Class Association. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "World Laser Radial Women's Championship 2010". International Laser Class Association. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. 1 2 "ISAF SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007". sailing.org. ISAF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Laser Radial World Championship 2012" (PDF). laserworldchampionship.com. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2002". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Vantaa - Uusi valtuusto". Kuntavaalit 2012 - tulospalvelu | yle.fi. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Uudenmaan vaalipiiri, ehdokaskohtaiset tulokset". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Ehdokkaat - Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sari Multala". eduskunta.fi. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Multala siirtyi ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeriksi, Talvitiestä tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri". Suomenmaa (in Finnish). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  15. ↑ Karkkola, Minna (24 January 2025). ""Heti typerä rimanalitus" – Uuden ministerin sanat pöyristyttävät vihreissä". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Sari Multala ehdolle Olympiakomitean puheenjohtajaksi! - "Tähänastinen toimintani urheilun parissa on herättänyt luottamusta"". SuomiUrheilu (in Finnish). 12 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Näkökulma: Yllätyskäänne Olympiakomiteassa – Repivä riita kulissien takana". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Finn wins Europe worlds". Yachting World. 8 July 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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