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
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2020
Preceded by	Katri Kulmuni
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. On 5 September 2020, she was elected as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party.^[1]