Sari Essayah
Sari Essayah | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Essayah in 2023. | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Antti Kurvinen |
| Leader of the Christian Democrats | |
| Assumed office 28 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Päivi Räsänen |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2015 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1967 Haukivuori, Finland |
| Political party | Christian Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Knapp |
Sari Miriam Essayah (born 21 February 1967) is a Finnish retired racewalker and a politician. She has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015. She is the president of the Finnish Christian Democrats party. She is the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry since 2023.
She competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics, coming in 4th and 16th place respectively.
In 2016, Essayah became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and she has been a member of the Ethics Committee, Finnish Athletics Association since 2014.[1]
Essayah ran for President of Finland in the 2012 election, coming in last place. She is running again in the 2024 election.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sari Essayah". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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