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

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

and to the Parliament seven years later. Lindén graduated as

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from the

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in 1998. The subject of her pro gradu 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

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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 (1995–1999) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)