Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (2019).
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Juha Sipilä
Juha Petri Sipilä is a Finnish former politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019. A relative newcomer to politics, he had a successful background in business. He was the leader of the Centre Party from 2012 to 2019. After leading the Centre party to victory in the 2015 general election, Sipilä formed a centre-right coalition and was appointed prime minister by the Finnish…
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business · Prime Minister of Finland from 2015 to 2019 · politician · businessperson · engineer · entrepreneur · head of government · also Juha Sipilä, Sipilä
Born 25 April 1961 · Q1711532
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2019· 1 entry
2018· 1 entry
Promised to compensate all climate change gas emissions from his air travel by cultivating trees with his own hands
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2017· 2 entries
Won Medal for Military Merits (2017).
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The majority state-owned energy company Fortum saved Chempolis from bankruptcy by investing 6 million euros into the company in October 2016
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2016).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2016).
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Awarded Cross of Merit of the War Invalides (2016).
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Sipiläs close relatives were revealed to be part-owners of the bankrupt Talvivaara Mining Company, later renamed and re-organised into the company Terrafame, which had received considerable funds from the Finnish governm
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019).
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Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2015).
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2012· 3 entries
Chempolis had received 10 million euros in public funds over 15 years along with extra funds from the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA and Finnish state-owned financing company Finnvera
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Career landmark: Leader of the Centre Party (2012–2019).
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Participated in the International Christian Chamber of Commerce ICCC
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (2011).
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1998· 1 entry
Sipilä started his own business, Fortel Invest Oy
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1996· 2 entries
Sipilä's income was the highest in Finland
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Becoming a multimillionaire from the proceeds
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1986· 1 entry
Sipilä earned his Master's degree in science (technology) from the University of Oulu
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1981· 1 entry
Sipilä married Minna-Maaria Juntunen at Oulu Cathedral
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-04-25.
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