Timo Soini

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Timo Soini

Timo Juhani Soini (born May 30, 1962 in Rauma ) is a Finnish politician.

He is a co-founder of the Basisfinnen party , which he chaired until 2017. After the party shifted to the right in June 2017, he switched to the Blue Future , a newly founded spin-off from the base fins. He has had a seat in the Finnish Parliament since the parliamentary elections in Finland in 2011 . He was previously a member of Espoo City Council since 2000 and a member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2011 . From May 29, 2015 to June 6, 2019, Soini was foreign minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä , whose deputy he was until June 2017.

biography

Timo Soini was born in 1962 to Martti Olavi Soini and his wife Eeva Sisko (Soini). After graduating from Kaitaan Lukio High School in Espoo , he studied political science at the University of Helsinki from 1981 . In 1988 he completed his studies here with a thesis on populism as a master of social sciences.

Soini was a member and from 1992 to 1995 general secretary of Suomen maaseudun puolue , which in 1995 became part of the newly founded party Basisfinnen ( Perussuomalaiset , PerusS). 1997 Soini succeeded Raimo Vistbacka as party president. In the elections for the Finnish President in 2006, Soini won 3.4 percent as his party's candidate, making it the fifth-best of the eight candidates. In February 2009 Soini announced his membership in the pan-European organization Libertas , which opposes the Lisbon Treaty . By becoming a member of Soini, Libertas temporarily fulfilled the criteria necessary to be recognized as a European political party . In 2012 he ran again for the basic Finns for the office of Finnish President. With 9.4% it came in fourth place.

Politically, Soini is committed to the preservation of Finnish sovereignty , which in his view includes an exit from the European Union . Soini has also spoken out against Finland joining NATO and in favor of a restrictive asylum policy.

Timo Soini is a Roman Catholic, an exception in predominantly Lutheran Finland. According to his testimony, visits and personal contacts in Catholic Ireland led to his conversion.

In March 2017, Soini stated that he did not want to run again for the office of party chairman. With the election of Jussi Halla-aho as chairman, the base Finns suffered a shift to the right, which ended in a government crisis. In June 20 members of parliament, including Soini, declared the split from the grassroots and founded the Blue Future party .

Timo Soini has been married to the doctor Tiina Maarit Soini since 1996. The couple have two children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on Timo Soini's homepage
  2. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung , April 15, 2011: Timo Soini - a populist dyed in the wool
  3. ^ Political elite have 'abandoned ordinary people'. (No longer available online.) Offaly Express, archived from the original on April 25, 2011 ; Retrieved April 18, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.offalyexpress.ie
  4. ↑ Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajaksi pyrkivä Sampo Terho väläytteli Suomeen EU-kansanäänestystä - ”Se voi olla kynnyskysymys” . In: Helsingin Sanomat . March 6, 2017 ( hs.fi [accessed July 31, 2017]).
  5. ^ Reinhard Wolff: Coalition crisis in Finland: government saved . In: the daily newspaper . ( taz.de [accessed on July 31, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Finns Party breakaway group to be named Blue Reform . In: Yle Uutiset . ( yle.fi [accessed July 31, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Parliament of Finland - MPs - Timo Soini / Bio
  8. ^ Brain, wit, and large doses of charisma. Daily World Buzz, accessed April 18, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Soini, Timo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soini, Timo Juhani (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish politician, member of the Reichstag, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Rauma