1. Elina Valtonen is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

1. Elina Valtonen is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

2. She was born on October 23, 1981

2. She was born on October 23, 1981

3. The 44-year-old Finnish politician was born and brought up in Helsinki which is the capital and most populous city of Finland

3. The 44-year-old Finnish politician was born and brought up in Helsinki which is the capital and most populous city of Finland

4. Prior to taking up politics as a full-time career, Valtonen worked for ten years in director level roles in the financial sector

4. Prior to taking up politics as a full-time career, Valtonen worked for ten years in director level roles in the financial sector

5. She was a former software developer and investor who has been involved in setting up several tech start-ups

5. She was a former software developer and investor who has been involved in setting up several tech start-ups

6. She holds a master's degree in both technology and financial economics from the Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki School of Economics.

6. She holds a master's degree in both technology and financial economics from the Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki School of Economics.

7. She has worked in high profile positions in esteemed organizations like Nordea Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland, Transfluent, Libera Foundation

7. She has worked in high profile positions in esteemed organizations like Nordea Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland, Transfluent, Libera Foundation

8. Valtonen's first book Vapauden voitto (‘Freedom’s Victory’, Otava 2018) was the highest selling non-fiction book in Finland for several weeks.

8. Valtonen's first book Vapauden voitto (‘Freedom’s Victory’, Otava 2018) was the highest selling non-fiction book in Finland for several weeks.

9. She can speak Finnish, Swedish, English, German and French.

9. She can speak Finnish, Swedish, English, German and French.

10. She is a fourth-term Member of Parliament, deputy chair of the National Coalition Party and mother of two children.

10. She is a fourth-term Member of Parliament, deputy chair of the National Coalition Party and mother of two children.

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