Petteri Orpo — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Prime Minister of Finland since 2023.
Leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016.
Held ministerial roles including Minister of Finance (2016-2019), Minister of the Interior (2015-2016), and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2014-2015).
Co-chaired the EPP Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers Meeting.
Won the 2023 parliamentary election with the National Coalition Party, securing a plurality of 20.8% of the vote and 48 seats.
Earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Turku.
Holds the reserve rank of captain in Finland's armed service.

Biography

Petteri Orpo is a Finnish politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Finland since 2023. He has also been the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. In the 2023 parliamentary election, his party won with a plurality of 20.

8% of the vote and 48 seats, leading to his appointment as Prime Minister. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland after the election.