13 Facts About Antti Rinne

Antti Rinne led the Social Democratic Party from 2014 until 2020.

Antti Rinne served as chair of the Union of Private Sector Professionals from 2002 to 2005, the Union of Salaried Employees from 2005 to 2010, as well as Trade Union Pro from 2010 to 2014.

Antti Rinne was elected chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland on 9 May 2014, defeating Jutta Urpilainen.

Antti Rinne was Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Finland between 2014 and 2015 and has been a Member of Parliament since 2015 until 2023.

On 11 December 2019, Antti Rinne was elected as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, replacing Tuula Haatainen, who was then named as the Minister of Employment in the Marin Cabinet.

Antti Rinne ran in the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election, but was not re-elected.

In 2017, Antti Rinne provoked some controversy by encouraging Finns to reproduce.

Antti Rinne was convicted of organizing an illegal strike with the trade union Pro against the forest industry.

The conviction was upheld by an appellate court with an additional decision at the end of 2018 which ordered Antti Rinne to pay fines and legal costs to Metsateollisuus, and advocacy group for the forest industry.

Antti Rinne had to resign from an ACP lawyer position, because he had charged twice for the same work-related commute.

In 2022, Antti Rinne applied for the position of Mayor of Lohja.

Antti Rinne's party has had a long history of governing Lohja, but 2022's election results shifted the city council to the right.

Antti Rinne was awarded the Swedish Assembly of Finland medal of merit in 2024.