Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Johanna Klemettinen-Kataja
Tel. +358 295 330 156
State Secretary
Mr Tuomo Puumala
tel. +358 295 161 002
Ms Anna-Mari Vimpari, State Secretary of the ministerial group of the Centre Party
tel. +358 295 330 315
[email protected]
Advisers
Ms Eeva Kärkkäinen, Special Adviser (Youth policy, communications and press relations of the Minister of Science and Culture)
Tel. +358 40 149 2201
Mr Markus Ylimaa, Special Adviser (Higher education policy, Church and cultural affairs)
Tel. +358 50 374 8192
Ms Silja Silvasti, Special Adviser (sport policy)
Tel. +358 50 330 062
Mr Jukka Ihanus, Special Adviser (Secretary of the ministerial group of the Centre Party)
Tel. +358 50 463 9929
Ministry of Education and Culture
Meritullinkatu 10, Helsinki
PO Box 29
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
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Personal details
Minister of Science and Culture, 6 August 2020 to present, Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, 10 September 2020 to present
Party Leader, Master of Arts, Member of Parliament
Centre Party of Finland
Date and place of birth: 10 November 1983 Oripää
Place of residence: Oripää
Political career
Minister of Science and Culture, 6 August 2020 to present
Minister of Science and Culture (Rinne), 6 June–9 August 2019
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Sipilä), 10 July 2017–6 June 2019
Centre Party, Party Leader 2020-
Centre Party, Deputy Party Leader 2010–2016
Member of Parliament, 2011 to present
Committee work in Social Affairs and Health Committee, Employment and Equality Committee and Grand Committee
Work in Parliament
Turku City Council, Member 2013–2020
Regional Council of Southwest Finland, Assembly, Member 2013–2020
Other work experience and societal responsibilities
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister (Kiviniemi) 2010–2011
Special Adviser to the Minister of Social Affairs and Health (Vanhanen II) 2010
Press Attaché to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (Vanhanen II) 2009–2010
Church of Finland Ecclesiastical Board, parish elections communications, Project Secretary 2009
Church of Finland Ecclesiastical Board, acting Communications Officer 2008
Summer Reporter for a local newspaper 2007, 2008
Various fixed-term positions with the Federation of Turku and Kaarina Parishes 2006–2008
Stand-in teacher positions 2002–2008
Tiukula Foundation, Board, Member 2015 to present
Earlier positions of trust in the Board of the Finnish 4H Federation, the Advisory Committee on Mental Health Policy, the Board of the Finnish Slot Machine Association, the HIV Foundation, the Alzheimer Society of Finland, European Movement in Finland and the UN Association of Finland
Other information
Spouse: Erkki Papunen
Two children, born in 2014 and 2019
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish and English
Interests: gardening and outdoor activities, baking, jogging