Juha Sipilä
Juha Petri Sipilä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjuhɑ ˈpetri ˈsipilæ]; born 25 April 1961) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019. A relative newcomer to politics, he has a successful background in business. He was the leader of the Centre Party from 2012 to 2019. After leading the Centre party to victory in the 2015 general election, Sipilä formed a centre-right coalition and was appointed Prime Minister by the Finnish Parliament on 29 May 2015. On 8 March 2019, Sipilä stated his intention to resign as Prime Minister, citing difficulties in reforming Finland's health care system. President Sauli Niinistö asked him to continue with a caretaker government until a new government coalition was appointed on 6 June 2019 and was ultimately succeeded by Antti Rinne.
Juha Sipilä | |
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Sipilä in 2017 | |
| 44th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 6 June 2019 | |
| President | Sauli Niinistö |
| Deputy | Timo Soini Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Succeeded by | Antti Rinne |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 28 April 2015 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Eero Heinäluoma |
| Succeeded by | Maria Lohela |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 20 April 2011 – 4 April 2023 | |
| Constituency | Oulu |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 9 June 2012 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mari Kiviniemi |
| Succeeded by | Katri Kulmuni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1961 Veteli, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| Political party | Centre |
| Spouse | Minna-Maaria Juntunen |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Oulu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Finland |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army |
| Rank | Captain |