Pirkko Anneli Mattila is a Finnish politician and a former Member of the

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, representing the Blue Reform party at the end of her tenure. She was first elected MP in the 2011 general election. Mattila replaced Hanna Mäntylä as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health in 2016, following Mäntylä's resignation. As minister, Mattila was notably responsible for examining the implementation of

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in Finland. On 13 June 2017, Mattila and 19 others resigned from the

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parliamentary group and founded the

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parliamentary group, which later formed the Blue Reform party. Mattila stood in the 2019 parliamentary election as a Blue Reform candidate, but was not elected. A

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by profession, she obtained her degree in 1988. She graduated as a Master of Science in 2005 from the

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. She has been active in the Finnish Red Cross and raises goats in Laitasaari,

Muhos Muhos is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of northern Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu half an hour's drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finla ...

. She is also a member of the municipal council of Muhos. In addition to Finnish, she speaks English, Swedish and German.

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* http://pirkkomattila.fi/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattila, Pirkko 1964 births Living people People from Muhos Finns Party politicians Blue Reform politicians Ministers of social affairs of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019) Women government ministers of Finland 21st-century Finnish women politicians Women members of the Parliament of Finland