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Hanna Kosonen

298Days in office

Date and place of birth: 27.2.1976 Savonlinna

Political party: Keskusta

Ministerial posts

  • 9.8.2019 - 10.12.2019
    Tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri, Keskusta
  • 10.12.2019 -
    Tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri, Keskusta

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Texts by: Annika Puukka, Nevelyn Media Oy and Prime Minister’s Office

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