Krista Mikkonen
Mikkonen in 2019
Minister of the Interior
In office
19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) – 20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byMaria Ohisalo
Succeeded byMari Rantanen
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
In office
6 June 2019 – 19 November 2021
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Sanna Marin
Preceded byKimmo Tiilikainen
Succeeded byEmma Kari
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)
ConstituencySavo-Karelia
Personal details
Born
Krista Johanna Mikkonen

(1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 51)
Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Political partyGreen League
Alma materUniversity of Joensuu

Krista Johanna Mikkonen (born 15 November 1972 in Hamina, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Green League, a member of parliament, and Finland's Minister of the Interior. She lives in Joensuu but spent her childhood in Koria. She was first elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2015 parliamentary election for the Savo-Karelia constituency.[1][2] Between 2016 and 2019, Mikkonen was the chairman of the Green League parliamentary group.[3] Mikkonen graduated with a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Joensuu (present day University of Eastern Finland) in North Karelia in 2003.[4]

Mikkonen was elected as a Member of the Finnish Parliament in the 2015 parliamentary elections with 4624 votes and re-elected in 2019 with 6204 votes.[5][6] Her constituency is Savonia-Karelia. She had previously been nominated in three parliamentary elections in 1999, 2007 and 2011 in the constituency of North Karelia.[7][8]

Other activities

Mikkonen was also a member of the advisory board of the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) between 2017 and 2019.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Tarina - Krista Mikkonen". Krista Mikkonen (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ^ "He ovat kymmenen uutta vihreää kansanedustajaa". Vihreä Lanka. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ Krista Mikkonen. Edustajamatrikkeli. Kansanedustajat 1907 –. Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland). (in Finnish)
  4. ^ "Krista Mikkonen". eduskunta.fi. Eduskunta. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Valitut ehdokkaat". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Puolueet - Eduskuntavaalit 2019 - Yle.fi".
  7. ^ "Varapuheenjohtajaehdokas: Krista Mikkonen | Vihreät - De Gröna". 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "11 Pohjois-Karjalan vaalipiirin ehdokkaat | Vihreät - De Gröna". 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Advisory Board 2017-2019 National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).
Political offices Preceded byMaria Ohisalo Minister of the Interior 2021–present Incumbent
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