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Henna Virkkunen

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Henna Maria Virkkunen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhenːɑ ˈmɑriɑ ˈʋirkːunen]; born 4 June 1972) is a Finnish politician who serves as Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, and European Commissioner for Digital and Frontier Technologies in the von der Leyen II Commission since December 2024. A member of the center-right National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2024. From 2007 to 2014 she sat in the Parliament of Finland, during which she held several ministerial portfolios across three successive cabinets, including Minister of Education, Minister of Public Administration and Local Government, and later Minister of Transport and Local Government. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Henna Virkkunen is the 17,500th most popular politician, the 458th most popular biography from Finland and the 92nd most popular Finnish Politician.

Henna Virkkunen is a Finnish politician known for her work as a member of the National Coalition Party and her role as a Member of the European Parliament. She has also served in various governmental positions, including as the Minister of Education and Minister of Transport and Communications in Finland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henna Virkkunen ranks 17,504 out of 19,576. Before her are Mridula Sinha, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chimediin Saikhanbileg, Kari Traa, You Si-kun, Olivier Faure, Carl Levin, Violeta Bulc, Ivy Dumont, and Jim Bunning. After her are Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, and Krystyna Bochenek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Henna Virkkunen ranks 443. Before her are Sargis Hovsepyan, Vladimir Jurowski, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Rory Cochrane, Benno Fürmann, and Piotr Adamczyk. After her are Dave Williams, Rick Falkvinge, Elyes Fakhfakh, Johan Walem, Doriva, and Tilo Wolff.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Henna Virkkunen ranks 458 out of 751. Before her are Susanna Mälkki (1969), Toimi Pitkänen (1928), Tapio Kantanen (1949), Jutta Urpilainen (1975), Esa Tikkanen (1965), and Kai Hahto (1973). After her are Petri Pasanen (1980), Niklas Moisander (1985), Pihla Viitala (1982), Krista Kosonen (1983), Carita Holmström (1954), and Marco Casagrande (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Henna Virkkunen ranks 92. Before her are Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Jussi Halla-aho (1971), Sari Essayah (1967), Heidi Hautala (1955), Erkki Liikanen (1950), and Jutta Urpilainen (1975). After her are Riikka Purra (1977), Päivi Räsänen (1959), Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (1965), Elina Valtonen (1981), Anu Vehviläinen (1963), and Li Andersson (1987).

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