Left Alliance chair and Member of Parliament
Li Andersson had a baby girl at Turku University Hospital this week, the education minister, now on leave, said on Instagram. The world s most wonderful creature arrived this week.and we’re the happiest people in the world, Andersson posted on the image-sharing platform.
Last September Andersson announced that she was expecting a child with her domestic partner, former ice hockey player
Juha Pursiainen.
MP
Jussi Saramo took over as education minister in December after Andersson requested a leave of absence from the post for the duration of her parental leave.
Andersson has said she intends to take parental leave from tasks related to the party s chairmanship and media appearances ahead of the spring’s municipal elections, requesting the party’s other deputy chairs take over those duties as required.