Li Andersson

Li Sigrid Andersson (born 13 May 1987) is a Finnish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. The leader of the Left Alliance, she has been a Member of Parliament since 2015. She is also the city councilor of Turku and was the chair of the party's youth wing, Left Youth. In September 2023, Andersson announced her candidacy for the 2024 Finnish presidential election. Education Andersson graduated from Åbo Akademi University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in international law, specializing in international human rights law and refugee law, with a minor in Russian language and culture. Political career In the parliamentary elections of 2015 Andersson was elected with the highest number of personal votes in Varsinais-Suomi (with 17 seats). Candidates in the district included the chairmen of the National Coalition Party and the Green League. In the 2017 municipal elections, she got most votes of candidates outside Helsinki, sixth nationally.