Suvi Lindén Suvi Helmi Tellervo Lindén (born 19 April 1962 in

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) is a Finnish politician. A member of the

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, she represented the electoral district of Oulu in the

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from 1995 to 2011 and served as the

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in Lipponen I Cabinet from 1999 to 2002 and as the Minister of Communications in Vanhanen II Cabinet and Kiviniemi Cabinet from 2007 to 2011.Suvi Lindén
Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved on January 21, 2017.

Career

Lindén was elected to the City Council of

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in 1988 and to the Parliament seven years later. Lindén graduated as

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from the University of Oulu in 1998. The subject of her

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treatise was how MPs use the Internet. Lindén's tenure as the Minister of Culture and Sports was marked by a large doping scandal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 in

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.Suvi Lindén perustaa Piilaaksoa Jämsään ja sanoo koko politiikalle hyvästi

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. August 6, 2016. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. After a ministerial career of three years, she resigned from the government in 2002 after it was revealed that she had given public aid to a golf course that was partly owned by her and her family. Lindén returned to the government five years later. As the Minister of Communications, she faced a controversy on an act nicknamed Lex Nokia. In the

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she was not re-elected for a new term.Candidates elected Electoral district of Oulu
Ministry of Justice. Retrieved on January 21, 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindén, Suvi 1962 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki National Coalition Party politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11)