Krista Kiuru

Krista Kiuru
Kiuru in 2019
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services
In office
6 October 2022 – 20 June 2023
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byAki Lindén
Succeeded bySanni Grahn-Laasonen
In office
6 June 2019 – 4 February 2022
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Sanna Marin
Preceded byAnnika Saarikko
Succeeded byAki Lindén
Minister of Education and Communications
In office
4 April 2014 – 29 May 2015
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Alexander Stubb
Preceded byHerself (education)
Pia Viitanen (communications)
Succeeded bySanni Grahn-Laasonen
Anne Berner
Minister of Education
In office
24 May 2013 – 4 April 2014
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Preceded byJukka Gustafsson
Succeeded byHerself (education and communications)
Minister of Housing and Communications
In office
22 June 2011 – 24 May 2013
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Preceded byJan Vapaavuori (housing)
Suvi Lindén (communications)
Succeeded byPia Viitanen
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 March 2007
Personal details
Born (1974-08-05) 5 August 1974 (age 50)
Pori, Satakunta, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic

Krista Katriina Kiuru (born 5 August 1974) is a Finnish politician. She served as Minister of Housing and Communications and Minister of Education and Communications in Jyrki Katainen's and Alexander Stubb's cabinets.[1] From 2019 to 2023, she served as the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services in the Rinne Cabinet and the subsequent Marin Cabinet.[2]

On 13 December 2024, in the afternoon, Kiuru was attacked in Kaisaniemi Park when an unknown man hit her in the face. Initially, it was speculated that the assault might have been politically motivated, as Kiuru was involved with contentious discussions about a hospital network reform. The police quickly apprehended a suspect, and early reports from the police indicated that the attack had been random.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Finnish health minister assaulted in Helsinki park". Yle News. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Police: Suspect says phone call was motive for attack on MP". Yle News. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.


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