Lenita Toivakka

Lenita Toivakka
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
In office 29 May 2015 – 22 June 2016
Prime Minister	Juha Sipilä
Preceded by	Sirpa Paatero
Succeeded by	Kai Mykkänen
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade
In office 24 June 2014 – 28 May 2015
Prime Minister	Alexander Stubb
Preceded by	Alexander Stubb
Succeeded by	Timo Soini
Personal details
Born	28 September 1961 Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Political party	National Coalition Party
Spouse(s)	Jukka Toivakka

Lenita Anneli Toivakka (born on 28 September 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a member of National Coalition Party. She is the former Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development serving in both in Alexander Stubb's cabinet and Juha Sipilä's cabinet.^[1]

On 21 June 2016, Toivakka announced that she would resign due to the tax shelter methods used by her family company and the resulting negative publicity to the party.^[2] She was followed by Kai Mykkänen.^[3]

References

1. "Räty, Orpo and Toivakka take over ministerial portfolios". Helsinki Times. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
2. "Lenita Toivakka jättää ministerin tehtävät – "Ympärilläni käyty keskustelu ei ole ollut puolueelle hyväksi"". Helsingin Sanomat. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
3. "Kokoomuksen ministerivaihdoksille sinetti – presidentti vahvisti nimitykset". Yle. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.