Field of activities expanded for the State Secretaries appointed for the present ministerial term

The Government has previously appointed State Secretaries for Ministers Alexander Stubb, Timo Soini and Anne Berner. The Government altered the appointment of these State Secretaries on 17 June so that each was mandated to be the State Secretary for the field of activities encompassed by the ministers for the respective cabinet group, i.e. State Secretary for the cabinet group.

The work of State Secretary Jari Partanen encompasses the ministries where Ministers Anu Vehviläinen, Juha Rehula, Kimmo Tiilikainen, Olli Rehn and Anne Berner have been mandated to deal with matters falling within the respective ministries’ field of activities.

The work of State Secretary Samuli Virtanen encompasses the ministries where Ministers Timo Soini, Jussi Niinistö, Jari Lindström and Hanna Mäntylä have been mandated to deal with matters falling within the respective ministries’ field of activities.

The work of State Secretary Olli-Pekka Heinonen encompasses the ministries where Ministers Alexander Stubb, Petteri Orpo, Lenita Toivakka and Sanni Grahn-Laasonen have been mandated to deal with matters falling within the respective ministries’ field of activities.

Inquiries: Permanent State Under-Secretary Timo Lankinen, tel. +358 295 160 300, and Riina Nevamäki, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, tel. +358 9 160 22009, Prime Minister's Office