Tanja Karpela

Tanja Karpela
Minister for Culture
In office
17 April 2003 – 19 April 2007
Prime MinisterAnneli Jäätteenmäki
Matti Vanhanen
Preceded byKaarina Dromberg
Succeeded byStefan Wallin
Member of Finnish Parliament
for Uusimaa
In office
24 March 1999 – 19 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1970-08-22) 22 August 1970
PartyFinnish Centre
Spouses
Totti Karpela
(1995⁠–⁠1999)
(m. 2006; div. 2008)
Janne Erjola
(m. 2009)
Children3
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Tanja Tellervo Karpela (née Vienonen; previously Karpela and Saarela; born 22 August 1970) is a Finnish former politician and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 1991. She was a Member of Parliament of Finland from 1999 to 2011 and served in the government of Finland as Minister of Culture from 2003 to 2007.