Krista Kiuru

{{short description|Finnish politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Krista Kiuru

| image = Krista Kiuru 2019 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Kiuru in 2019

| imagesize =

| office = Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services

| primeminister = Sanna Marin

| term_start = 6 October 2022

| term_end = 20 June 2023

| predecessor = Aki Lindén

| successor = Sanni Grahn-Laasonen

| primeminister1 = Antti Rinne
Sanna Marin

| term_start1 = 6 June 2019

| term_end1 = 4 February 2022

| predecessor1 = Annika Saarikko

| successor1 = Aki Lindén

| office2 = Minister of Education and Communications

| primeminister2 = Jyrki Katainen
Alexander Stubb

| term_start2 = 4 April 2014

| term_end2 = 29 May 2015

| predecessor2 = Herself (education)
Pia Viitanen (communications)

| successor2 = Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Anne Berner

| office3 = Minister of Education

| primeminister3 = Jyrki Katainen

| term_start3 = 24 May 2013

| term_end3 = 4 April 2014

| predecessor3 = Jukka Gustafsson

| successor3 = Herself {{Small|(education and communications)}}

| office4 = Minister of Housing and Communications

| primeminister4 = Jyrki Katainen

| term_start4 = 22 June 2011

| term_end4 = 24 May 2013

| predecessor4 = Jan Vapaavuori (housing)

Suvi Lindén (communications)

| successor4 = Pia Viitanen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pori, Satakunta, Finland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Social Democratic

| office5 = Member of the Parliament of Finland

| term_start5 = 21 March 2007

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Krista Katriina Kiuru (born 5 August 1974) is a Finnish politician. She served as Minister of Housing and Communications and Minister of Education and Communications in Jyrki Katainen's and Alexander Stubb's cabinets.{{cite web |url = http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=960 |title = Edustajamatrikkeli |publisher = Eduskunta |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131113234747/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=960 |archivedate = 13 November 2013}} From 2019 to 2023, she served as the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services in the Rinne Cabinet and the subsequent Marin Cabinet.{{cite web |title=Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11108950 |publisher=Yle |language= Finnish |accessdate=11 December 2019 |date=9 December 2019}}

On 13 December 2024, in the afternoon, Kiuru was attacked in Kaisaniemi Park when an unknown man hit her in the face. Initially, it was speculated that the assault might have been politically motivated, as Kiuru was involved with contentious discussions about a hospital network reform. The police quickly apprehended a suspect, and early reports from the police indicated that the attack had been random.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-14 |title=Former Finnish health minister assaulted in Helsinki park |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20131401 |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=Yle News|language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-12-16 |title=Police: Suspect says phone call was motive for attack on MP |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20131700 |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=Yle News |language=en}}