Deputy Prime Minister of Finland in the context of "Petteri Orpo"

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⭐ Core Definition: Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministerin sijainen, Swedish: Finlands statsministers ställföreträdare, lit. Finland's Prime Minister's Substitute), officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister if the Prime Minister becomes unable to discharge their duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Government and traditionally comes from the second largest party of a coalition government. They have often been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Riikka Purra.

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👉 Deputy Prime Minister of Finland in the context of Petteri Orpo

Antti Petteri Orpo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑntːi ˈpetːeri ˈorpo]; born 3 November 1969) is a Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023. He has also been the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016 and briefly served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland after the 2023 parliamentary election.

He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2017 to 2019, Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2019, Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016 and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from 2014 to 2015. On 2 April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 parliamentary election with a plurality of 20.8% of the vote and 48 seats. Orpo garnered over 17,000 votes in his district.

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