Lulu Ranne (born 12 July 1971) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Tavastia constituency. She has also served as Minister of Transport and Communications since 2023.[1]
Lulu Ranne | |
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 Ranne in 2023 | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
| Preceded by | Timo Harakka |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Tavastia | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1971 Kristinestad, Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| Political party | Finns Party |
Early life
Born in Kristinestad, Finland,[1] Ranne moved to Haparanda, Sweden, when she was six years old and lived there until she was eighteen. She speaks both Finnish and Swedish.[2]
Political career
In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in the Orpo Cabinet.[3]
Political views
In an interview given for Suomen Uutiset in 2021, Ranne stated that she considers the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) not as a scientific but a political organization which publishes propaganda and spreads "climate panic" with an intention to move the society to a more totalitarian direction. She said that she holds a view that it is not known whether human activities have had effect on the global warming and that international climate conferences do not aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but to maintain a sense of crisis in people. She claimed that if the global warning really concerned European Union, it would spend one billion euros a year to the development of fusion power.[4]
References
External links
Media related to Lulu Ranne at Wikimedia Commons
