Li Andersson
Andersson in 2022
Minister of Education
In office
29 June 2021 (2021-06-29) – 20 June 2023 (2023-06-20)
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded byJussi Saramo
Succeeded byAnna-Maja Henriksson
In office
6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) – 17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)
Prime Minister
Preceded bySanni Grahn-Laasonen
Succeeded byJussi Saramo
Leader of the Left Alliance
Assumed office
11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
Preceded byPaavo Arhinmäki
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)
ConstituencyVarsinais-Suomi
Personal details
Born
Li Sigrid Andersson

(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 36)
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland[1]
Political partyLeft Alliance
SpouseJuha Pursiainen [fi]
Children1
Alma materÅbo Akademi University (BSS)
Websitehttps://liandersson.fi/

Li Sigrid Andersson[2] (born 13 May 1987)[3] is a Finnish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023.[4][5] The leader of the Left Alliance, she has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. She is also the city councilor of Turku and was the chair of the party's youth wing, Left Youth.

In September 2023, Andersson announced her candidacy for the 2024 Finnish presidential election.[6] In the election, she received 4.88% of the total vote count and failed to advance to the second round of voting.[7]

Education

Andersson graduated from Åbo Akademi University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in international law, specializing in international human rights law and refugee law, with a minor in Russian language and culture.[8]

Political career

In the parliamentary elections of 2015 Andersson was elected with the highest number of personal votes in Varsinais-Suomi (with 17 seats).[9] Candidates in the district included the chairmen of the National Coalition Party and the Green League.[10] In the 2017 municipal elections, she got most votes of candidates outside Helsinki, sixth nationally.[11]

In February 2016, Andersson announced running for Left Alliance chair.[12] On 6 June 2016, she received 3,913 (61.85%) votes in an unofficial poll between the party members, after which the other candidates withdrew from the running, leaving her the only remaining candidate. The decision was confirmed on 11 June 2016 at the Left Alliance party meeting in Oulu.[13][14]

After the 2019 parliamentary election, in which the Left Alliance gained four seats, the party joined the SDP-led Rinne Cabinet. Andersson became Minister of Education. She temporarily left her ministerial post in December 2020 to go on maternity leave.[15]

Andersson belongs to the Swedish-speaking Finn national minority.[16]

Views

In terms of foreign policy, She advocates for Finland to follow a Nordic policy line within NATO, promoting deeper cooperation within the alliance while adhering to principles such as rejecting permanent bases and nuclear weapons on Finnish soil.[17] Andersson criticizes the government's approach to internal devaluation, which has led to declining wages and challenges for low-income earners.[18]

Personal life

Li Andersson cohabits with former ice-hockey player Juha Pursiainen [fi] in Turku.[19][20] She gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in January 2021.[21]

Honors

Electoral history

Li Andersson at the government's press conference in 2020

Municipal elections

Year Municipality Votes Result
2008 Turku 175 Not elected
2012 Turku 2,422 Elected
2017 Turku 6,415 Elected

Parliamentary elections

Year Constituency Votes Result
2011 Varsinais-Suomi 2,170 Not elected
2015 Varsinais-Suomi 15,071 Elected
2019 Varsinais-Suomi 24,404 Elected

European Parliament elections

Year Constituency Votes Result
2014 Finland 47,599 Not elected

Source:[23]

References

  1. ^ "Li Andersson". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Li Andersson". CV. Finnish Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Auvinen, Suvi: Historian jäänteistä kohti nykyaikaa.
  4. ^ "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Left Alliance's Andersson announces presidential bid". Yle.fi. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Presidential election 2024, Whole country, Results by candidate". Ministry of Justice, Information and Result Service. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Li Andersson - Li Andersson".
  9. ^ "Statsrådets förordning om fördelning av riksdagsmandaten mellan valkretsarna (935/2014)". Finlex.
  10. ^ "Li Andersson överlägsen röstdrottning". Yle nyheter. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Här är valets drottningar och kungar". Yle. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  12. ^ "STT: Li Andersson lähtee vasemmistoliiton puheenjohtajakilpaan". Yle Uutiset. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Li Andersson voitti vasemmistoliiton jäsenäänestyksen uudesta puheenjohtajasta". YLE. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Li Andersson kruunattiin virallisesti puheenjohtajaksi". Iltalehti. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Jussi Saramo takes over as Education Minister". Daily Finland. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. ^ Gestrin-Hagner, Maria (6 November 2017). "Årets finlandssvensk Li Andersson skrattade högt då hon nåddes av beskedet". Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Left Alliance's Andersson announces presidential bid". News. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Where Next for Finland's Welfare State?". jacobin.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  19. ^ Ylimutka, Leena (7 May 2019). "Ero ja uusi rakas! Li Andersson Me Naiset -lehdessä avoliitostaan: Urheilua ja saunomista, tulevaisuudessa myös lapsia". Iltalehti. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  20. ^ Iida Kantola (10 June 2019). "Li Andersson, 32, löysi uuden rakkaan – parisuhde paljastui ministerisalkun myötä". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Li Andersson sai vauvan – "Me olemme maailman onnellisimmat"". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Medaljregn inför självständighetsdagen – Sanna Marin, Pekka Haavisto och Björn Wahlroos får utmärkelser". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  23. ^ Electoral information service Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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