Minister of Education (Finland)

The Minister of Education (Finnish: opetusministeri, Swedish: undervisningsminister) is one of the 19 ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government.[1] The Minister of Education leads Finland's Ministry of Education and Culture.[2]

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Finland's incumbent Minister of Education is Jussi Saramo of the Left Alliance, temporarily replacing party leader Li Andersson on maternity leave.[3]

See also

Education in Finland

References

"Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
"Organisation". Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
"Jussi Saramo takes over as Education Minister". Daily Finland. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-01-15.

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