Anna-Maja Henriksson

Anna-Maja Henriksson, born on January seventh, nineteen sixty-four, is a prominent Swedish-speaking Finnish politician known for her significant contributions to the Finnish political landscape. She has held the esteemed position of Minister of Justice in multiple cabinets, including those of Jyrki Katainen and Alexander Stubb from two thousand eleven to two thousand fifteen, as well as in Antti Rinne's cabinet for a brief period in two thousand nineteen and Sanna Marin's cabinet from December two thousand nineteen to June two thousand twenty-three. Notably, she is recognized as Finland's longest-serving Minister of Justice.

Henriksson has been a dedicated member of the Parliament of Finland since two thousand seven and is set to serve until two thousand twenty-four. Her leadership roles include serving as vice-chairperson of the Swedish People's Party of Finland from two thousand ten to two thousand sixteen and chairperson of the Swedish Parliamentary Group during the same period. On June twelfth, two thousand sixteen, she made history by becoming the first female leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, a position she was re-elected to in May two thousand twenty-one without facing any opposition.

Under her leadership, the party joined a right-wing coalition government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party and the Finns Party following the two thousand twenty-three Finnish parliamentary election. On February twenty-seventh, two thousand twenty-four, Henriksson announced her decision not to seek another term as party leader at the upcoming party conference in June, paving the way for Anders Adlercreutz to succeed her.

In her personal life, Anna-Maja Henriksson has been married to Janne Henriksson since nineteen ninety-one, and together they have two children, balancing her political career with family life.