Anna-Kaisa Ikonen

Anna-Kaisa Ikonen (born 4 April 1977) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland representing the National Coalition Party from the Pirkanmaa constituency.^[2] She served as the mayor of Tampere between 2013 and 2017 and won the city council election in 2021.^[3]

Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
Ikonen in 2023
Minister of Local and Regional Government
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 June 2023
Prime Minister	Petteri Orpo
Preceded by	Sirpa Paatero
Member of the Finnish Parliament for Pirkanmaa
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 April 2019
Parliamentary group	National Coalition Party
Personal details
Born	Anna-Kaisa Ikonen (1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 48) Tampere, Häme Province, Finland
Political party	National Coalition Party
Alma mater	University of Tampere
Occupation	Professor of practice
Website	https://www.anna-kaisaikonen.fi/
[1]

In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Local and Regional Government in the Orpo Cabinet.^[4]