Hanna Mäntylä

Hanna Mäntylä
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
29 May 2015 – 25 August 2016
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Laura Räty
Succeeded by Pirkko Mattila
Member of Finnish Parliament for
Lapland
Assumed office
20 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1974-09-19) 19 September 1974
Lahti, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Political party Finns Party
Alma mater University of Lapland[1]
Website http://www.hannamantyla.fi

Hanna Katariina Mäntylä (born 19 September 1974) is a Finnish politician and the former Minister of Social Affairs and Health. She represents the Finns Party and is the second deputy chairwoman of the party.[2] She was elected to the Parliament for Lapland in 2011, and in 2015 election she maintained her seat. She was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Health in May 2015.[3]

On 16 August 2016, Mäntylä announced that she would leave her minister duties due to personal reasons and will continue as a Member of Parliament.[4]

By profession Mäntylä is a youth worker, and she has studied social work in the University of Lapland.[5] Before her parliamentary career she was an entrepreneur, and operated an unsuccessful lingerie retail outlet.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1088.aspx Parliament of Finland: Hanna Mäntylä (Finnish)
  2. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/perussuomalaisten_varapuheenjohtajiksi_niinisto_mantyla_ja_eerola/6711204 Yle Uutiset: Perussuomalaisten varapuheenjohtajiksi Niinistö, Mäntylä ja Eerola (29 June 2013) (Finnish)
  3. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/tassa_ovat_perussuomalaisten_ministerit_-_soini_niinisto_mantyla_ja_lindstrom/8023055 Yle Uutiset: Tässä ovat perussuomalaisten ministerit - Soini, Niinistö, Mäntylä ja Lindström (27 May 2015). (Finnish)
  4. ↑ "Sosiaali- ja terveysministeri Hanna Mäntylä eroaa – tällainen on uudeksi ministeriksi nouseva Pirkko Mattila". Helsingin sanomat. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1088.aspx Parliament of Finland: Hanna Mäntylä (Finnish)
  6. ↑ http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1432861475489.html Ilta-Sanomat: Uusi ministeri oli pahassa velkakierteessä – alusvaateliike Cubbicoot kaatui kahdessa vuodessa (Finnish)
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