Anna-Maja Henriksson

Anna-Maja Henriksson
Anna-Maja Henriksson
	Henriksson in 2023.
Minister of Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Petteri Orpo
Preceded by	Li Andersson
Minister of Justice
	In office; 6 June 2019 – 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Antti Rinne; Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Antti Häkkänen
Succeeded by	Leena Meri
	In office; 22 June 2011 – 29 May 2015
Prime Minister	Jyrki Katainen; Alexander Stubb
Preceded by	Tuija Brax
Succeeded by	Jari Lindström
Leader of the Swedish People's Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 June 2016
Preceded by	Carl Haglund
Member of the Parliament of Finland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 March 2007
Personal details
Born	Anna-Maja Kristina Forss; 7 January 1964; Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia, Finland
Political party	Swedish People's
Spouse	Janne Henriksson
Children	2
Website	Official website

Anna-Maja Kristina Henriksson (née Forss; born 7 January 1964) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. She has served as Finland's Minister of Justice, in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet and Alexander Stubb's cabinet from 2011 to 2015, Antti Rinne's cabinet from June to December 2019 and in Sanna Marin's cabinet from December 2019 to June 2023. Currently, Henriksson is the country's longest-serving Minister of Justice.

She has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007, vice-chairperson of the Swedish People's Party of Finland 2010–2016 and chairperson of the Swedish Parliamentary Group 2015–2016.

On 12 June 2016, Henriksson was elected as the leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland becoming the first female leader for the party. She was re-elected as the party's chair in May 2021 without facing any opposition. She led the party in joining the right-wing coalition government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party and the Finns Party following the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election. On 27 February 2024, Henriksson announced that she would not seek another term as party leader at the party's conference in June.

Henriksson is married to Janne Henriksson since 1991. The couple has two children.

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