Leena Luhtanen

Leena Luhtanen
Leena Luhtanen
	Luhtanen in 2005
Minister of Justice
	In office; 23 September 2005 – 19 April 2007
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen
Preceded by	Johannes Koskinen
Succeeded by	Tuija Brax
Minister of Transport and Communications
	In office; 17 April 2003 – 22 September 2005
Prime Minister	Anneli Jäätteenmäki ; Matti Vanhanen
Preceded by	Kimmo Sasi
Succeeded by	Susanna Huovinen
Personal details
Born	12 February 1941 (age 83); Kuopio, Finland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse	Oiva Luhtanen

Leena Luhtanen (née Nikulainen; born 12 February 1941) is a Finnish politician and a former member of the cabinet. Luhtanen is a member of the Social Democratic Party, and served in the parliament from 1991 until 2007.^[1]

She served as the minister of transport and communications in Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet from 2003 to 2005, and thereafter as the minister of justice until the parliamentary elections of 2007.^[2] She was not re-elected.

Luhtanen was born in Kuopio, and has been a member of Espoo city council since 1985.

References

^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
^ "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

External links

Media related to Leena Luhtanen at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Kimmo Sasi	Minister of Transport and Communications 2003—2005	Succeeded by Susanna Huovinen
Preceded by Johannes Koskinen	Minister of Justice 2005—2007	Succeeded by Tuija Brax

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[1] "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.

[2] "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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