Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko is a Finnish politician and minister who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2020 to 2023. On 5 September 2020, she was elected as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party.
Saarikko in 2021
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland, officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister if the Prime Minister becomes unable to discharge their duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Government and traditionally comes from the second largest party of a coalition government. They have often been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Riikka Purra.
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Image: Johannes Virolainen 1955
Image: Nils Meinander
Image: Esa Kaitila 1962