Jussi Niinistö
| Jussi Niinistö | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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Assumed office 29 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Carl Haglund |
| Member of Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
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Assumed office 20 April 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 27, 1970 Helsinki |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | Finns Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Kati Niinistö (div. 2014) Leena Sharma (m. 2015) |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Occupation | general secretary, PhD, military historian |
| Religion | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | http://jussiniinisto.fi/ |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Finland
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| Service/branch | Finnish Army |
| Years of service | 1989–1990 |
| Rank |
 Senior 1st Lieutenant
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Kati Niinistö (div. 2014)
Jussi Niinistö (born October 27, 1970 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and the current Minister of Defence. Since 2011, he has been a member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Finns Party. By occupation he is a military historian, a docent of Finnish history in the university of Helsinki and a docent of military history in the Finnish National Defence University. In 2013 he was elected as the first vice-chairman of the True Finns.
He has been a member of the municipal council of Nurmijärvi since 2009 and the chairman of the Finns Party deputy group of the council.
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