Global InformationVilhelm Junnila information
Vilhelm Junnila | |
|---|---|
 Junnila in 2023 | |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 20 June 2023 – 6 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Mika Lintilä |
| Succeeded by | Wille Rydman |
| Member of Parliament for Finland Proper | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1982 Naantali, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| Political party | Finns Party |
Lassi Vilhelm Junnila (born 6 March 1982 in Naantali) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland, representing the constituency of Finland Proper.[1] He is a member of the Finns Party. He is currently a member in three committees: the Constitutional Law Committee (vice chairperson), the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Intelligence Oversight Committee. He is also a member in the Finnish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Finns Party parliamentary group´s vice chairperson.
He was elected to the parliament in 2019 with 10,788 personal votes.[2] In 2023 elections he was elected again with 8303 votes.[3] Junnila is also a member of the Naantali City Council.[4]
In June 2023, he was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the Orpo Cabinet.[5] After appointment, Junnila's past actions and potential connections to neo-Nazi organizations became a subject of heated discussion. On 30 June, Junnila announced that he would resign,[6] making his term as a government minister one of the shortest in the political history of Finland since Lennart Oesch, who served as deputy Minister of Internal Affairs for 12 days in 1932.[7][8] Junnila was succeeded by Wille Rydman as Minister of Economic Affairs on 6 July.[9]
According to an aide, Junnila has previously worked at Fortum Oil and Gas and Neste Oil in IT, at the insulation and scaffolding company Arma Oy, and at smaller companies.[10]
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- ^ "Junnilan ministeripestistä tulee yksi Suomen historian lyhyimmistä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Ministerin tiedot, Oesch, Karl Lennart". Finnish Government (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Wille Rydman nimitettiin elinkeinoministeriksi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Katso uusien ministerien päättötodistukset". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.