Jari Lindström

Jari Lindström
Minister on Justice and Labor
Assumed office
29 May 2015
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä
Preceded by Anna-Maja Henriksson (Justice)
Lauri Ihalainen (Employment)
Member of Finnish Parliament for
South-Eastern Finland
Assumed office
22 April 2015
Member of Finnish Parliament
for Kymi
In office
20 April 2011 – 21 April 2015
Personal details
Born (1965-06-28) 28 June 1965
Kuusankoski, Finland
(now Kouvola)
Nationality Finnish
Political party Finns Party
Spouse(s) Outi Lindström (2001-present)

Jari Tapani Lindström (born 28 June 1965) is a Finnish politician and the current Minister of Justice and also Minister of Labor.[1] He represents the Finns Party and was first elected to the Parliament in 2011 in the former constituency of Kymi. In 2014, Lindström was appointed the chairman of the Finns Party parliamentary group.[2] In the 2015 elections he maintained his seat, standing in the newly formed South-Eastern constituency. He was appointed as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Labor in May 2015.[3]

Lindström worked at a paper mill and is also a qualified laboratory technician.[4] He has voiced his support for capital punishment under certain circumstances.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership of the Ministry". Ministry of Employment and the Economy. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  2. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/jari_lindstrom_perussuomalaisten_ryhmanjohtajaksi/7065972 YLE Uutiset: Jari Lindström perussuomalaisten ryhmänjohtajaksi (3 February 2014) (Finnish)
  3. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/thursdays_papers_new_government_under_the_microscope_and_finlands_fifa_conundrum/8023254 YLE News: Thursday's papers: New government under the microscope and Finland's FIFA conundrum (28 May 2015)
  4. ↑ http://www.jarppalindstrom.net/5 Jari Lindström's Home Page (accessed 30 May 2015)
  5. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/thursdays_papers_new_government_under_the_microscope_and_finlands_fifa_conundrum/8023254 YLE News: Thursday's papers: New government under the microscope and Finland's FIFA conundrum (28 May 2015)

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