Juha Tapani Rehula (born 3 June 1963 in Hollola, Finland) is a Finnish politician and the vice chairman of the Finnish Centre Party. Rehula worked as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health in Finland between 2010–2011 and Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services 2015–2017.[1] He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1996 until 2019.[2]

Juha Rehula
Juha Rehula in 2009.
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
24 May 2010 – 22 June 2011
Prime MinisterMatti Vanhanen
Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded byLiisa Hyssälä
Succeeded byPaula Risikko
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services
In office
29 May 2015 – 10 July 2017
Prime MinisterJuha Sipilä
Preceded bySusanna Huovinen
Succeeded byAnnika Saarikko
Personal details
Born (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 61)
Hollola, Finland
Political partyCentre Party

As a minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, Rehula was one of the three key ministers in the area of social policy and income. The project of negative income tax was shared with Rehula, Minister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Mäntylä, and Minister of Justice and Labour Jari Lindström.[citation needed]

In July 2023, Rehula was chosen as the municipal manager of Padasjoki for a temporary one-year-long contract.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "MPs: Juha Rehula". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Juha Rehula putosi eduskunnasta 22 vuoden jälkeen: "Kyllä tämä tietysti yllätys oli"". Ilta-Sanomat. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Juha Rehula aloittaa elokuussa Padasjoen määräaikaisena kunnanjohtajana". Yle. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.