Leena Luhtanen (née ''Nikulainen''; born 12 February 1941) is a Finnish politician and a former member of the cabinet. Luhtanen is a member of the

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, and served in the parliament from 1991 until 2007. She served as the minister of transport and communications in Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet from 2003 to 2005, and thereafter as the

minister of justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

until the parliamentary elections of 2007. She was not re-elected. Luhtanen was born in

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

, and has been a member of

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

city council since 1985.

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* 1941 births Living people People from Kuopio Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Ministers of Justice of Finland Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–95) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Women government ministers of Finland Female justice ministers Women members of the Parliament of Finland Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class 20th-century Finnish women politicians 21st-century Finnish women politicians {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub