Krista Johanna Mikkonen (born 15 November 1972 in

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, Finland) is a Finnish politician for the

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, member of parliament, and Finland's

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. She lives in

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, but spent her childhood in

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. She was first elected to the

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in the 2015 parliamentary election for the Savo-Karelia constituency. Between 2016 and 2019, Mikkonen was the chairperson of the

parliamentary group. Mikkonen graduated with a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Joensuu (present day

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) in North Karelia in 2003. Mikkonen was elected as a Member of the Finnish Parliament in the 2015 parliamentary elections, with 4624 votes, and re-elected in

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with 6204 votes. Her constituency is Savonia-Karelia. She had previously been nominated in three parliamentary elections in 1999, 2007 and 2011 in the constituency of North Karelia.

Other activities

Mikkonen was also a member of the advisory board of the National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF) between 2017 and 2019.Advisory Board 2017-2019
National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikkonen, Krista 1972 births Living people 21st-century Finnish women politicians Female interior ministers Green League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) Minister of the Environment of Finland People from Hamina Women members of the Parliament of Finland Women government ministers of Finland