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Also known as Timo Juhani Soini

Finnish politician

Person · Open Library

Born
1962
Works
4

Top works

  • Populismi
  • Yhden miehen enemmistö
  • Maisterisjätkä
  • Peruspomo

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Type
Person
Origin
Finland

Discography

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Listeners
38
Total plays
399

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Key facts

Prime minister
Juha Sipilä
Preceded by
Erkki Tuomioja
Succeeded by
Pekka Haavisto
Born
Timo Juhani Soini , ( 1962-05-30 ) 30 May 1962 (age 64) , Rauma , Finland
Party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Finnish Reform Movement (2017–2023), Finns Party (1995–2017), Finnish Rural Party (1979–1995)
Alma mater
University of Helsinki
Website
Official website
Allegiance
Finland
Branch service
Finnish Army
Rank
Corporal

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.timosoini.fi
Image
Timo Soini.jpg
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Commons category
Timo Soini
date of birth
1962-05-30
name in native language
Timo Soini
affiliation string
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Article

Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962) is a Finnish politician who is the co-founder and former leader of the Finns Party. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2017 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019.

He was elected as a member of the Espoo city council in 2000, and the Parliament of Finland in 2003. In the 2009 European Parliament election, he won a seat in the European Parliament with Finland's highest personal vote share (nearly 10% of all votes), becoming the first member of the Finns Party in the European Parliament. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to the Finnish Parliament.

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