Miina Sillanpää
Former Deputy Minister of Social Affairs of Finland
Miina Sillanpää was a Finnish politician. She served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs in 1926-1927. She was Finland's first female minister and a key figure in the workers' movement. In 2016, the Finnish government made 1 October an official... Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1866, Jokioinen, Finland
Died: April 3, 1952 (age 85 years), Helsinki, Finland
Parents: Leena Riktig and Juho Riktig
Previous office: Deputy Minister of Social Affairs of Finland (1926–1927)
Prime Minister: Väinö Tanner