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Jari Leppä

Jari Leppä

Current Member of Parliament

Centre Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   24.03.1999–

Telephone:

09 432 3041

E-mail:

jari.leppa(at)parliament.fi

Home page:

www.jarileppa.fi

Profession / Title:

Farmer

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2022–
Finance Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2022–
Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 06.05.2022–
Subcommittee for Municipal and Health Affairs (member) 06.05.2022–
Agriculture and Forestry Committee (deputy member) 11.01.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Sipilä) 05.05.2017–05.06.2019
  • Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019
  • Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Marin) 10.12.2019–28.04.2022

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Mikkeli constituency 24.03.1999 - 18.03.2003
    • Etelä-Savo constituencey 19.03.2003 - 21.04.2015
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 04.05.2007–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–04.05.2017
    • Legal Affairs Committee (deputy member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003
    • Commerce Committee (deputy member) 07.04.1999–16.12.1999, (member) 17.12.1999–22.09.2000, (deputy member) 26.09.2000–18.03.2003, (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007, (vice chair) 06.05.2003–20.03.2007, (deputy member) 09.06.2015–04.05.2017
    • Environment Committee (member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003
    • Grand Committee (member) 02.04.2003–06.05.2003, (deputy member) 02.10.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011, (deputy member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (member) 05.05.2015–04.05.2017
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (deputy member) 02.04.2003–08.02.2005, (member) 09.02.2005–19.04.2011, (Chair) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (Chair) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (Chair) 09.06.2015–04.05.2017
    • Finance Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Committee for the Future (deputy member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Audit Committee (deputy member) 01.06.2007–19.04.2011, (deputy member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (Chair) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Electors (member) 06.04.1999–29.02.2000
    • Auditors of the Bank of Finland (deputy member) 03.05.2007–31.12.2010
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 20.06.2007–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–04.05.2017

  • Full name:
    • Leppä, Jari Juhani
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1959 Pertunmaa
  • Present place of residence:
    • Pertunmaa
  • Education:
    • agricultural technician 1979
  • Career:
    • tenant farmer 1980-1992
    • Farmer 1993-