Sari Sarkomaa (born 24 September 1965 in
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
) is a Finnish politician and former Minister of Education.
She served in
Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet between 19 April 2007 and 19 December 2008. Sarkomaa quit her ministerial post to spend more time with her family. She was succeeded by
Henna Virkkunen.
References
External links
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Sari Sarkomaa's website
1965 births
Living people
Politicians from Tampere
National Coalition Party politicians
Ministers of education of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027)
Women government ministers of Finland
21st-century Finnish women politicians
Women members of the Parliament of Finland
University of Helsinki alumni
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