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Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Tiina Sahlberg-Kelly
Tel. +358 295 162 242
State Secretary
Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen
Tel. +358 295 530 303
[email protected]
Ms Anna-Mari Vimpari, State Secretary of the ministerial group of the Centre Party
Tel. +358 295 330 315
[email protected]
Advisers
Ms Satu Haapaniemi, Special Adviser (Agriculture and foodstuffs)
Tel. +358 50 400 5193
Ms Annukka Kimmo, Special Adviser (Interest groups, media relations)
Tel. +358 50 478 0226
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Hallituskatu 3 A, Helsinki
PO Box 30
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
Current issues
Ban on salmon fishing in the River Tenojoki (Tana) watercourse proposed for the 2021 season – Opportunities to fish for other species increased
Working group on peat proposes ways to help the sector in transition and to increase role of peat in security of supply
Finland and Norway negotiate on very strong restrictions on salmon fishing in River Tenojoki (Tana) next summer due to extremely poor stock status
Instructions for health-secure entry of seasonal workers in primary production are ready
Kuusamo’s River Kuusinkijoki to be freed from hydropower – Bright future ahead for threatened brown trout
Working group: Placing gambling proceeds within the Budget and beneficiaries under the spending limits procedure
Building a climate-resilient Europe – Commission published a new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
First projects chosen for the Catch the Carbon R&I programme – ten projects to receive EUR 10.7m
Unanimous support from EU Member States to Finland’s special allowance in LULUCF
Preparation of the climate plan for the land use sector started - working group appointed
Angaben zur Person
Minister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, seit 10.12.2017
Agrartechniker, Abgeordneter zum finnischen Parlament
Zentrumspartei
Geburtsdatum und -ort: 24.6.1959, Pertunmaa
Wohnsitz: Pertunmaa
Politische Karriere
Minister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, seit 10.12.2017
Minister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (Kabinett Rinne), 6.6.2019–10.12.2019
Minister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft (Kabinett Sipilä), 5.5.2017–6.6.2019
Abgeordneter zum finnischen Parlament, seit 1999
Zentrumspartei, Regionalverband Süd-Savo, stv. Vorsitzender, 1995–2004
Gemeinderat Pertunmaa, Vorsitzender, seit 1997
Gemeinderat Pertunmaa, Mitglied, seit 1993
Gemeindeverwaltung Pertunmaa, Mitglied, 1993–1996
Weitere Karriereschritte und gemeinnützige Tätigkeiten
Landwirt, seit 1993
Pachtbauer, 1980–1992
Finnisches Jugendinstitut, Vorstand, Mitglied, seit 2003
Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo, Generalversammlung, Mitglied, 1997-2019
Koirakiven maa- ja kotitalousseura, Vorstand, Mitglied, seit 1997
Verband finnischer Jugendvereine, Generalversammlung, Vorsitzender, 2006–2012, Vorstand, Vorsitzender, 1982
Etelä-Savon lähivakuutus, Vorstand, Mitglied, 1999–2002
Zentralverband der landwirtschaftlichen Produzenten und Waldbesitzer MTK, Jugendkomitee Süd-Savo, Vorsitzender, 1992–1994
Verband der Jugendvereine Süd-Savo, stv. Vorsitzender, 1986–1997, Vorstand, Mitglied, 1984–1997
Pferderennbahn Mikkeli, Vorstand, Vorsitzender, 2005–2011
Sonstiges
Partnerin: Katriina Leppä
Hobbys: Sport, Pferderennen, Jagd und Schauspiel (Sommertheater)
Sprachkenntnisse: Englisch
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