Lenita Anneli Toivakka (born 28 September 1961 in Helsinki) is a

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politician and a member of

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Political career

Toivakka is the former Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development serving in both in Alexander Stubb's

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and

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. During her time in office, Finland’s government decided to slash development assistance by 43 percent in 2015. She also served as member of the

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’s (WBG) Advisory Council on Gender and Development. On 21 June 2016, Toivakka announced that she would resign due to the

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methods used by her family company and the resulting negative publicity to the party. She was followed by

Kai Mykkänen Kai Aslak Mykkänen (born 31 July 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish politician and the former Minister of the Interior. He represents the National Coalition Party in the Uusimaa electoral district. Early life Mykkänen was born in Espoo to the journali ...

Other activities

* Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Member of the BoardBoard
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA).

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Toivakka, Lenita 1961 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki National Coalition Party politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19) Women government ministers of Finland 21st-century Finnish women politicians