Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko take possession of Matti Vanhanennext week’s financial portfolio, reports the Rural Future magazine on Saturday.
The transition will officially take place at the party meeting next Wednesday, when Saarikko will appoint himself to the party meeting.
In a joint interview, Vanhanen and Saarikko told MT that this was the optimal time to change, as Vanhanen had completed difficult budget negotiations, which allowed Saarikko to implement the spending plan.
"Everyone knows I’ve wanted Mati to stay at work for as long as she wants … but now we’ve gotten to the point where it moves on to me," The archipelago said.
Replacing the archipelago’s science and culture portfolio is also on the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting. Saarikko said he was grateful for the opportunity to prepare for the post, saying the transition had been in place since he was elected party leader last year.
Last year, Vanhanen stressed that his position as finance minister would be temporary when he changes Katri Kulmuni, which differed from consulting services for an invoice of more than 50,000 euros.
The former prime minister is now scheduled to return to parliament as a listed MP. Vanhanen has had a colorful career in Finnish politics. He became prime minister in June 2003, but he resigned and ended politics in mid-2010, citing knee surgery as the reason for his decision. However, a series of personal and party scandals related to campaign funding irregularities and misconduct were being swallowed up by a politician when women magazine readers once voted for it. "The sexiest man in Finland".