Li Andersson
Li Sigrid Andersson is a Finnish politician. She is the leader of the Left Alliance, Member of the Finnish Parliament, city councilor of Turku and former chair of her party's youth organization. In June 2019, she was appointed Minister of Education in the Rinne Cabinet. After the collapse of the cabinet in December 2019, Andersson continued in the same position in the following Marin Cabinet.
In the parliamentary elections of 2015 Andersson was elected with the highest number of personal votes in Finland Proper. Candidates in the district included the chairmen of the National Coalition Party and the Green League. In the 2017 municipal elections, she got most votes of candidates outside Helsinki, sixth nationally.
In February 2016, Andersson announced running for Left Alliance chair. On 6 June 2016, she received 3,913 votes in an unofficial election between the party members, after which the other candidates withdrew from the running, leaving her the only remaining candidate. The decision was confirmed on 11 June 2016 at the Left Alliance meeting in Oulu.
After the 2019 parliamentary election, in which the Left Alliance gained four seats, the party joined the SDP-led Rinne Cabinet. Andersson became Minister of Education.
Andersson is a member of the Swedish-speaking Finn national minority.Electoral history
Municipal elections
Parliamentary elections
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