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'''Timo Juhani Soini''' (born 30 May 1962) is a Finnish politician who is the co-founder and former leader of the [[Finns Party]]. He served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Finland]] from 2015 to 2017 and has been [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] since 2015. |
'''Timo Juhani Soini''' (born 30 May 1962) is a Finnish politician who is the co-founder and former leader of the [[Finns Party]]. He served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Finland]] from 2015 to 2017 and has been [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] since 2015. |
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He was elected as a member of the [[Espoo]] city council in 2000 and the [[Parliament of Finland]] in 2003. In the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (Finland)|2009 European Parliament election]] he won a seat in the European Parliament with Finland's highest personal vote share (nearly 10% of all votes), becoming the first member of the Finns Party in the European Parliament.<ref name=hs>http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+NIGHTb+True+Finns+and+Greens+advance+in+European+Parliament+elections+as+big+parties+suffer/1135246579175</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13107620 | work=BBC News | title=Nationalist Finns Party make gains in Finland vote | date=18 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to the Finnish Parliament. |
He was elected as a member of the [[Espoo]] city council in 2000 and the [[Parliament of Finland]] in 2003. In the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (Finland)|2009 European Parliament election]] he won a seat in the European Parliament with Finland's highest personal vote share (nearly 10% of all votes), becoming the first member of the Finns Party in the European Parliament.<ref name=hs>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+NIGHTb+True+Finns+and+Greens+advance+in+European+Parliament+elections+as+big+parties+suffer/1135246579175 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423083049/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+NIGHTb+True+Finns+and+Greens+advance+in+European+Parliament+elections+as+big+parties+suffer/1135246579175 |archivedate=23 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13107620 | work=BBC News | title=Nationalist Finns Party make gains in Finland vote | date=18 April 2011}}</ref> He was a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 2009 until 2011, when he returned to the Finnish Parliament. |
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In the [[Finnish parliamentary election, 2011|2011 parliamentary election]], his party won 19.1% of the votes, which was described as "shocking" and "exceptional" by the Finnish media.<ref name="hs.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+EVENING++ELECTION+SPECIAL+-++MASSIVE+GAINS+FOR+TRUE+FINNS+AND+A+BAD+NIGHT+FOR+THE+CENTRE+PARTY+AS+FINLAND+EXPERIENCES+SWEEPING+PROTEST+VOTE++NATIONAL+COALITION+WILL+BE+LARGEST+PARTY++Updated+2355b/1135265468735|title=Helsingin Sanomat, April 18 2011, 'SUNDAY EVENING : ELECTION SPECIAL'|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> Soini himself won the most votes of all candidates,<ref name="yle.fi">{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/teemat/vaalit_2011/2011/04/soini_nousi_aanikuninkaaksi_2522915.html|title=Soini nousi äänikuninkaaksi|work=Yle Uutiset|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> leaving behind the Finnish Foreign Minister [[Alexander Stubb]] and the Minister of Finance [[Jyrki Katainen]] in their [[Uusimaa (electoral district)|Uusimaa]] electoral district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/2011/uusimaa_ehdokkaiden_aanimaarat_2.html |title=Vaalit 2011 |work=Yle Uutiset |accessdate=24 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528074842/http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/2011/uusimaa_ehdokkaiden_aanimaarat_2.html |archivedate=28 May 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' concluded that "Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books".<ref name="Helsingin Sanomat 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/EDITORIAL+Timo+Soini+rewrote+the+electoral+history+books/1135265495084|title=Helsingin Sanomat, April 18 2011, 'EDITORIAL: Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books'|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> |
In the [[Finnish parliamentary election, 2011|2011 parliamentary election]], his party won 19.1% of the votes, which was described as "shocking" and "exceptional" by the Finnish media.<ref name="hs.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+EVENING++ELECTION+SPECIAL+-++MASSIVE+GAINS+FOR+TRUE+FINNS+AND+A+BAD+NIGHT+FOR+THE+CENTRE+PARTY+AS+FINLAND+EXPERIENCES+SWEEPING+PROTEST+VOTE++NATIONAL+COALITION+WILL+BE+LARGEST+PARTY++Updated+2355b/1135265468735|title=Helsingin Sanomat, April 18 2011, 'SUNDAY EVENING : ELECTION SPECIAL'|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810064304/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/bSUNDAY+EVENING++ELECTION+SPECIAL+-++MASSIVE+GAINS+FOR+TRUE+FINNS+AND+A+BAD+NIGHT+FOR+THE+CENTRE+PARTY+AS+FINLAND+EXPERIENCES+SWEEPING+PROTEST+VOTE++NATIONAL+COALITION+WILL+BE+LARGEST+PARTY++Updated+2355b/1135265468735|archivedate=10 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Soini himself won the most votes of all candidates,<ref name="yle.fi">{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/teemat/vaalit_2011/2011/04/soini_nousi_aanikuninkaaksi_2522915.html|title=Soini nousi äänikuninkaaksi|work=Yle Uutiset|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> leaving behind the Finnish Foreign Minister [[Alexander Stubb]] and the Minister of Finance [[Jyrki Katainen]] in their [[Uusimaa (electoral district)|Uusimaa]] electoral district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/2011/uusimaa_ehdokkaiden_aanimaarat_2.html |title=Vaalit 2011 |work=Yle Uutiset |accessdate=24 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528074842/http://yle.fi/vaalit/tulospalvelu/2011/uusimaa_ehdokkaiden_aanimaarat_2.html |archivedate=28 May 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' concluded that "Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books".<ref name="Helsingin Sanomat 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/EDITORIAL+Timo+Soini+rewrote+the+electoral+history+books/1135265495084|title=Helsingin Sanomat, April 18 2011, 'EDITORIAL: Timo Soini rewrote the electoral history books'|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> |
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Soini has become one of the internationally best-known critics of [[European Union]] bailouts and safety mechanisms.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} Following the [[Finnish parliamentary election, 2015|2015 parliamentary election]], his party joined a coalition government and Soini became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in May 2015. In March 2017 Soini announced that he would step down as Chair of the Finns Party in June 2017,<ref name="yle">[http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/soini_announces_he_will_not_continue_at_finns_party_helm/9492639 Soini announces he will not continue at Finns Party helm] Yle News on March 5, 2017. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.</ref> causing a hotly contested [[Finns Party leadership election, 2017|leadership election]]. After the selection of [[Jussi Halla-aho]] as new party chairman – prompting a break between Prime Minister [[Juha Sipilä]] and the Finns Party – Soini declared his intention to form a new parliamentary group and remain in the government, causing a split in the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/sannfinlandare-bryter-sig-loss-delar-partiet|title=Sannfinländare bryter sig loss – delar partiet - DN.SE|date=13 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> Soini was subsequently expelled from the party along with the other defector MPs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005258005.html|title=Jussi Halla-aho hämmentävän viikon jälkeen: ”Ystävyyssuhteet kovalla koetuksella”|date=16 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> |
Soini has become one of the internationally best-known critics of [[European Union]] bailouts and safety mechanisms.{{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} Following the [[Finnish parliamentary election, 2015|2015 parliamentary election]], his party joined a coalition government and Soini became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in May 2015. In March 2017 Soini announced that he would step down as Chair of the Finns Party in June 2017,<ref name="yle">[http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/soini_announces_he_will_not_continue_at_finns_party_helm/9492639 Soini announces he will not continue at Finns Party helm] Yle News on March 5, 2017. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.</ref> causing a hotly contested [[Finns Party leadership election, 2017|leadership election]]. After the selection of [[Jussi Halla-aho]] as new party chairman – prompting a break between Prime Minister [[Juha Sipilä]] and the Finns Party – Soini declared his intention to form a new parliamentary group and remain in the government, causing a split in the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/sannfinlandare-bryter-sig-loss-delar-partiet|title=Sannfinländare bryter sig loss – delar partiet - DN.SE|date=13 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> Soini was subsequently expelled from the party along with the other defector MPs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005258005.html|title=Jussi Halla-aho hämmentävän viikon jälkeen: ”Ystävyyssuhteet kovalla koetuksella”|date=16 June 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==Political positions held== |
==Political positions held== |
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His ''[[curriculum vitae]]'' on the European Parliament webpage and the Finnish Parliament webpage list the following:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=FI&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=96666|title= Timo Soini's official biography|publisher=[[European Parliament]]|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=767&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |title=Eduskunta - edustajamatrikkeli |publisher= |accessdate=24 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611222601/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh? |
His ''[[curriculum vitae]]'' on the European Parliament webpage and the Finnish Parliament webpage list the following:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=FI&partNumber=1&language=EN&id=96666|title= Timo Soini's official biography|publisher=[[European Parliament]]|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=767&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |title=Eduskunta - edustajamatrikkeli |publisher= |accessdate=24 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611222601/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?%7Bhnro%7D=910512&%7Bkieli%7D=su&%7Bhaku%7D=kaikki |archivedate=11 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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* Pre-university school-leaving certificate (1981) |
* Pre-university school-leaving certificate (1981) |
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* Master of Political Science (1988) |
* Master of Political Science (1988) |
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===Religion and morals=== |
===Religion and morals=== |
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Timo Soini is a practising Catholic. His views on religious and moral issues are in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church, including opposition to abortion, homosexuality and the ordination of women as priests.<ref>[http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/uutinen.asp?id=1733880 Timo Soini: Naispappeus ajoi minut katolilaiseksi] Ilta-Sanomat. 24.9.2009. Sanoma News Oy {{fi icon}}</ref> Soini converted to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1988.<ref> |
Timo Soini is a practising Catholic. His views on religious and moral issues are in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church, including opposition to abortion, homosexuality and the ordination of women as priests.<ref>[http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/uutinen.asp?id=1733880 Timo Soini: Naispappeus ajoi minut katolilaiseksi] Ilta-Sanomat. 24.9.2009. Sanoma News Oy {{fi icon}}</ref> Soini converted to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uusitie.com/fin/etusivu/uusin_lehti/?id=20&selectedNumber=239&selNews=1174 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120525113620/http://www.uusitie.com/fin/etusivu/uusin_lehti/?id=20&selectedNumber=239&selNews=1174 |archivedate=25 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 05:33, 5 December 2017
Timo Soini | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 29 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
Preceded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 29 May 2015 – 28 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
Preceded by | Antti Rinne |
Succeeded by | Petteri Orpo |
Leader of the Finns Party | |
In office 1997–2017 | |
Preceded by | Raimo Vistbacka |
Succeeded by | Jussi Halla-aho |
Personal details | |
Born | Timo Juhani Soini 30 May 1962 Blue Reform (2017-present) |
Other political affiliations | Finns Party (1995–2017) |
Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Finland |
Branch/service | Finnish Army |
Rank | Corporal |
Timo Juhani Soini (born 30 May 1962) is a Finnish politician who is the co-founder and former leader of the
He was elected as a member of the
In the
Soini has become one of the internationally best-known critics of
Family and personal background
Timo Soini worked for the food company Linkosuo Oy for two summers in 1981 and 1982 and was Secretary General and Chairman of the Kehittyvän Suomen Nuorten Liitto (Youth league of developing Finland) from 1983 to 1992. He graduated as Master of Political Science from the University of Helsinki in 1988, majoring in political theory.
His military rank is
Political career
Soini was a member of the
In 2011 he visited the party conference of
Parliamentary election 2011
The Finns Party obtained 39 seats in the
Parliamentary election 2015
The Finns Party obtained 38 seats in the
Relationship with the United States
He has frequently visited the United States and received invitations to several establishment meetings, such as National Prayer Breakfast hosted by President Barack Obama.[20][21][22] He has also commented on European affairs in the American conservative media, for example on Fox News.[23][24] In Finland Soini has also been seen hosting senior American politicians, such as the conservative former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on April 2014.[25]
Political positions held
His curriculum vitae on the European Parliament webpage and the Finnish Parliament webpage list the following:[26][27]
- Pre-university school-leaving certificate (1981)
- Master of Political Science (1988)
- Youth League of Developing Finland, special correspondent of Suomen Uutiset (1983–89)
- Vice-Chair, Finnish Rural Party (1989–92)
- Party Secretary, Finnish Rural Party (1992–95)
- Chair, The Finns Party (1997–present)
- Member of the Finnish Parliament (2003–2009, 2011-)
- Member of the European Parliament (2009–2011)
- Member of Espoo City Council (since 2001)
- Member of Espoo City Board (2007–08)
- Member, Legal Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2003–07); substitute member, Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2003–07); member, Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2007–09); substitute member, Legal Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2007–09)
- Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2011-2015); substitute member, Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (2011-2015)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (2015–)
Views
Climate change
In January 2011 Soini called for Finland to quit all international
According to Timo Soini he worked on the party's climate policy program for one and a half years. The published program was copied almost word by word from a year old document of the Metal Union written by Matti Putkonen, a former Metal Union employee now working for the Finns Party.[29]
Religion and morals
Timo Soini is a practising Catholic. His views on religious and moral issues are in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church, including opposition to abortion, homosexuality and the ordination of women as priests.[30] Soini converted to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1988.[31]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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- ^ a b "Helsingin Sanomat, April 18 2011, 'SUNDAY EVENING : ELECTION SPECIAL'". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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- ^ "Vaalit 2011". Yle Uutiset. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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- ^ Soini announces he will not continue at Finns Party helm Yle News on March 5, 2017. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sannfinländare bryter sig loss – delar partiet - DN.SE". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Jussi Halla-aho hämmentävän viikon jälkeen: "Ystävyyssuhteet kovalla koetuksella"". 16 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Eduskunta - edustajamatrikkeli". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Note: Finland has universal male conscription, with most men serving either six, nine or twelve months and then transferring to the Reserve.
- ^ "Political elite have 'abandoned ordinary people'". Offaly Express. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
LABOUR Party leaders are a prime example of the political elite who have abandoned ordinary people," said MEP Timo Soini, Bureau Leader of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group who are distributing the new Lisbon information leaflet in Ireland. Finnish MEP Timo Soini, who was in Dublin on Friday to explain the EFD leaflet said on Monday night, "Eamon Gilmore is a prime example of Labour hypocrisy and treachery over Lisbon. Eamon Gilmore said the day after the June 2008 referendum: 'People have made a decision. "The Lisbon Treaty cannot now be ratified. And I think that the decision that has been made by the Irish people has got to be respected by everybody.' Yet now he is campaigning for it. Not much respect there.
- ^ IS. "Timo Soini: Naispappeus ajoi minut katolilaiseksi". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ http://areena.yle.fi/video/1301603590451 Vaalit 2011: Neljä suurta tentissä Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jackson, Patrick (17 April 2011). "Profile: Finland's Timo Soini". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
Massive gains for a massive man - the nationalist Finns Party's shock election result in the 2011 Finnish general election befits the burly figure of their leader, Timo Soini. And there is much brain to go with the brawn, according to journalists who have followed his party's advance from the margins of politics - from just 4.1% of the vote in 2007 to about 19% four years later. "He draws a crowd like flypaper catches flies," one voter, who planned to keep her vote for the mainstream Social Democrats, told AFP news agency after watching him at the stump in the industrial town of Pori. "He is a very good talker in a way that speaks to common people and makes complicated things look very easy," according to Jan Sundberg, a professor at Helsinki University.
- ^ Patrick Jackson (17 April 2011). "Profile: Finland's Timo Soini". BBC.
- ^ a b "BBC News - Profile: Finland's Timo Soini". BBC News. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Kolmen ässän humppa – seuraa hallitusohjelmavääntöä Smolnassa hetki hetkeltä". Yle. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Tanner, Jari (29 May 2015). "EU-Skeptic Finns Party Joins Cabinet for 1st Time". Associated Press. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Soini inbjuden till bönefrukost med Obama". Hbl.fi - Finlands ledande nyhetssajt på svenska. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Anna Nuutinen. "Timo Soini sai kutsun Obaman rukousaamiaiselle - "Voi saada uutta ideaakin"". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Finns Party picks newcomer as parliamentary chair". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat, November 4 2011, 'Soini esitteli Kreikka-kantojaan Fox Newsin haastattelussa'
- ^ "Video: Finns Timo Soini on Fox News, talks about EU Bank bail out for Greece". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Erikoisen mukava päivä". Timo Soini. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Timo Soini's official biography". European Parliament. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Eduskunta - edustajamatrikkeli". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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- ^ Soini: Nyt ei parane miettiä, mikä on noloa ja mikä ei yle 4.2.2011
- ^ Timo Soini: Naispappeus ajoi minut katolilaiseksi Ilta-Sanomat. 24.9.2009. Sanoma News Oy Template:Fi icon
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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