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Päivi Räsänen

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Päivi Maria Räsänen, née Kuvaja (born 19 December 1959), is a Finnish politician. The chairwoman of the Christian Democrats from 2004 to 2015, she was the Minister of the Interior of Finland between 2011 and 2015. A physician by education, Räsänen entered politics in the early 1990s, running for parliament in 1991. She has been in the Riihimäki City Council since 1993, and in the Finnish Parliament since 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Päivi Räsänen is the 17,792nd most popular politician (down from 16,042nd in 2024), the 477th most popular biography from Finland (down from 371st in 2019) and the 94th most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Päivi Räsänen ranks 17,793 out of 19,576. Before her are Mario Frick, Pita Limjaroenrat, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Deb Haaland, Trinidad Jiménez, Andrej Danko, and Gordan Jandroković. After her are Volker Beck, Nick Leeson, Eva-Maria Liimets, John G. Carlisle, and Pat Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Päivi Räsänen ranks 583. Before her are Boris Kokorev, Li Meisu, Edwyn Collins, Abraham Løkin, Gène Hanssen, and Carlton Cuse. After her are Mike Coughlan, Jacek Kazimierski, Imre Bujdosó, Juan Carlos Letelier, Lahcen Ouadani, and Andrew Morton.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Päivi Räsänen ranks 478 out of 751. Before her are Risto Laakkonen (1967), Jarkko Nieminen (1981), Jani Soininen (1972), Amen (1972), Riikka Purra (1977), Markku Aro (1950), and Jussi Jääskeläinen (1975). After her are Pertti Ukkola (1950), Seppo Räty (1962), Anneli Saaristo (1949), Matti Hautamäki (1981), and Riki Sorsa (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Päivi Räsänen ranks 94. Before her are Sari Essayah (1967), Heidi Hautala (1955), Erkki Liikanen (1950), Jutta Urpilainen (1975), Henna Virkkunen (1972), and Riikka Purra (1977). After her are Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (1965), Elina Valtonen (1981), Anu Vehviläinen (1963), Li Andersson (1987), Samppa Lajunen (1979), and Jaana Pelkonen (1977).

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