Petteri Orpo
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Antti Petteri Orpo (born 3 November 1969) is a Finnish politician and member of parliament, who serves as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He has previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2017 to 2019, Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2019, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry from 2014 to 2015 and Minister of Interior from 2015 to 2016.[1][2] On 2 April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election, with a plurality of 20.8% and winning 48 seats. Orpo garnered over 17,000 votes in his district. Orpo is set to be named the lead government formation negotiator and prime minister candidate when the new parliament and President convene shortly after the election.[3]
Petteri Orpo | |
|---|---|
| 33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 28 June 2017 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Timo Soini |
| Succeeded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 June 2016 – 6 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Succeeded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Leader of the National Coalition Party | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Päivi Räsänen |
| Succeeded by | Paula Risikko |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 24 June 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Jari Koskinen |
| Succeeded by | Kimmo Tiilikainen |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1969 Köyliö, Satakunta, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition |
| Spouse | Niina Kanniainen |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Antti Petteri Orpo was born on 3 November 1969 in Köyliö, Finland.[4] He passed the Finnish matriculation exams and graduated from Köyliön lukio. Later Orpo earned a master's degree in political sciences from the University of Turku. Orpo attended Finland's mandatory national armed service and became a reserve officer. His current reserve rank is captain.[4]
Political career
Minister of the Interior
During his tenure as Minister of the Interior, Orpo received support for his handling of the 2015 migration crisis from coalition partners in the anti-immigration Finns Party, as well as from opposition lawmakers.[5]
Minister of Finance
In May 2016, Orpo announced that he would challenge the chair of the National Coalition Party and incumbent Minister of Finance Alexander Stubb in June's party conference.[6] At the time, Orpo joined second-term parliamentarian Elina Lepomaki in seeking to replace Stubb.[7] In contrast to polyglot and outspoken Stubb, Orpo was widely seen as a careful consensus-seeker with little experience of international politics.[8] Orpo received 441,4 votes against Stubb's 361 and was thus elected as the new chair for the party.[9] Orpo soon announced that he would take Stubb's seat as the Minister of Finance.[10] He was officially appointed as the Minister of Finance on 22 June 2016.[11]
In June 2017, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Orpo announced said they could not cooperate with their parties’ third coalition partner, the Finns Party, anymore, citing differences in core values and in the immigration and EU policies. For both Sipilä and Orpo, at stake were major healthcare and local government reform, which were key to their plan to balance public finances.[12]
In addition to his national political roles, Orpo co-chaired (alongside Valdis Dombrovskis) the EPP Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers Meeting, which gathers the center-right European People's Party (EPP) ministers ahead of meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN).[13]
Opposition politics
In December 2019 Orpo attempted a vote of no-confidence in the incumbent government.[14] This would then cause new elections, which Orpo hoped on winning. The incumbent government was accused of malpractice in responding to problems in the labor market. Later, Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned, and Kulmuni publicly refused to join the National Coalition Party's plan of premature elections.[15]
Winning the 2023 parliamentary elections
On 2 April 2023, Orpo's National Coalition Party won the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. The party had led the polls since mid-2021 and finished first, with 20.8% of the votes and 48 seats in the parliament, increasing their total by 10 seats.[16] This was the party's third highest result in its history.[17] Orpo will begin government formation talks when the new parliament and President convene the week after Easter and will name him as the lead negotiator.[18]
Orpo campaigned on a platform of reducing Finland's government debt and the yearly budget deficit as well as reducing income taxes.[17]
Other activities
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[19]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[20]
International organizations
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[21]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[22]
- Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee, Member (2018-2019)[23]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[24]
- Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[25]
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2016-2019)[26]
References
- ^ "Räty, Orpo and Toivakka take over ministerial portfolios". Helsinki Times. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Sipilä's Government appointed". Finnish Government. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu | Eduskuntavaalit 2023 | Iltalehti". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Petteri Orpo". Eduskunta.
- ^ Tuomas Forsell (May 4, 2016), Finnish finance minister faces new challenge as party leader Reuters.
- ^ "Orpo haastaa Stubbin kokoomuksen puheenjohtajakisassa – Harkimo Ylelle: En lähde kisaan, koska Orpo on paras vaihtoehto". Helsingin sanomat. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Tuomas Forsell (May 4, 2016), Finnish finance minister faces new challenge as party leader Reuters.
- ^ Jussi Rosendahl (June 22, 2016), Finland's Finance Minister Petteri Orpo Reuters.
- ^ "Nyt se ratkesi – Stubb sivuun, Petteri Orpo on kokoomuksen uusi puheenjohtaja". Ilta-sanomat. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Orpo nappaa valtiovarainministerin salkun – Stubbin uudet tehtävät tarkentuvat myöhemmin". Yle. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Kokoomuksen ministerivaihdoksille sinetti – presidentti vahvisti nimitykset". Yle. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Tuomas Forsell and Jussi Rosendahl (June 12, 2017), Finnish PM to break up coalition, kick out nationalists Reuters.
- ^ Council of the EU and Ministerial meetings European People’s Party (EPP).
- ^ YLE TV1 A-studio. 3 December 2019.
- ^ YLE TV1 A-studio. 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Tässä on illan vaalitulos: Kokoomus voitti, perussuomalaiset nousi toiseksi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b Stenroos, Maria (2 April 2023). "Analyysi: Suomalaiset äänestivät Sanna Marinin hallituksen ulos". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Karkkola, Minna (2 April 2023). "Petteri Orpo kertoo, miten starttaa hallitusneuvottelut – Lähteekö viestejä SDP:lle tai PS:lle?". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors: Petteri Orpo European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Members Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
- ^ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
- ^ Board of Governors 2017-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Nordic Investment Bank (NIB).
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.