Annika Saarikko

Annika Saarikko
Saarikko in 2021
36th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 10 September 2020 – 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Matti Vanhanen
Succeeded by	Riikka Purra
Minister of Finance
In office 27 May 2021 – 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Matti Vanhanen
Succeeded by	Riikka Purra
Minister of Science and Culture
In office 6 August 2020 – 27 May 2021
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Hanna Kosonen
Succeeded by	Antti Kurvinen
In office 6 June 2019 – 9 August 2019
Prime Minister	Antti Rinne
Preceded by	Sampo Terho
Succeeded by	Hanna Kosonen
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services
In office 10 July 2017 – 6 June 2019
Prime Minister	Juha Sipilä
Preceded by	Juha Rehula
Succeeded by	Krista Kiuru
Leader of the Centre Party
In office 5 September 2020 – 15 June 2024
Preceded by	Katri Kulmuni
Succeeded by	Antti Kaikkonen
Member of Finnish Parliament for Finland Proper
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2011
Personal details
Born	Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40) Oripää, Finland
Political party	Centre
Spouse	Erkki Papunen ​ (m. 2014)​
Alma mater	University of Turku

Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko (born 10 November 1983) is a Finnish politician and minister who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2020 to 2023. She served as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party from 2020 to 2024.^[1][2]