Anna-Maja Henriksson

Anna-Maja Kristina Henriksson (née Forss; born 7 January 1964) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. She has served as Finland's Minister of Justice, in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet and Alexander Stubb's cabinet from 2011 to 2015,[1][2] Antti Rinne's cabinet from June to December 2019 and currently in Sanna Marin's cabinet since December 2019.[3][4] She has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007, vice-chairperson of the Swedish People's Party of Finland 2010–2016 and chairperson of the Swedish Parliamentary Group 2015–2016.[5][6]

Anna-Maja Henriksson
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 June 2019
Prime Minister	Antti Rinne Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Antti Häkkänen
In office 22 June 2011 – 29 May 2015
Prime Minister	Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb
Preceded by	Tuija Brax
Succeeded by	Jari Lindström
Leader of the Swedish People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2016
Preceded by	Carl Haglund
Personal details
Born	Anna-Maja Kristina Forss 7 January 1964 Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia, Finland
Political party	Swedish People's
Spouse(s)	Janne Henriksson
Children	2
Website	Official website

On 12 June 2016, Henriksson was elected as the leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland becoming the first female leader for the party.[7]

Henriksson is married to Janne Henriksson since 1991. The couple has two children.[8]

References

1. "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "Wallinista ja Henrikssonista uudet ministerit". RKP. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-06-18. (in Finnish)
3. "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
4. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
5. Anna-Maja Henriksson. Edustajamatrikkeli. Kansanedustajat 1907 –. Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland). (in Finnish)
6. "Anna-Maja Henriksson RKP:n eduskuntaryhmän johtoon". Iltalehti. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
7. "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
8. "Personporträtt - Anna-Maja Henriksson". www.anna-maja.fi. Retrieved 2020-07-04.