Suzanne Innes-Stubb
Suzanne Innes-Stubb | |
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| File:Tasavallan presidentin virkaanastujaiset 1.3.2024 - Innes-Stubb (cropped).jpg Innes-Stubb in 2024 | |
| Spouse of the President of Finland | |
| Assumed role 1 March 2024 | |
| President | Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Jenni Haukio |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In role 24 June 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Mervi Katainen |
| Succeeded by | Minna-Maaria Sipilä |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1970 Solihull, Warwickshire, England |
| Citizenship | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor of Science (1992) Master of Laws (1995) |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey College of Europe |
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Suzanne Elizabeth Innes-Stubb (born 25 January 1970) is a British-Finnish attorney and the wife of Alexander Stubb, President of Finland.[1][2] She is the first person of non-Finnish origin who is the spouse of the President of Finland during the presidency, while the first non-Finnish spouse of a president was Gustaf Mannerheim's first wife who was Russian.[3][4] Innes-Stubb worked as Head of Global Compliance at KONE.[5]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Suzanne Innes was born in Solihull, England. Her mother is from Essex and her father is of Scottish descent. Both of her parents were teachers. Her brothers still farm their mother's family farm near Stansted Airport.[6][7]
Innes studied law, French and German at the University of Surrey and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1992. She went on to study European Union law at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She earned her LLM degree in 1995.[8][5]
Career
[edit | edit source]While living in Brussels in 1999, Innes-Stubb worked for the law firm White & Case. When the family moved to Helsinki, she started working for the firm's Helsinki office.[5]
In 2014, Innes-Stubb started working as Head of Legal for the Finnish media group Sanoma. Innes-Stubb began working for the Finnish elevator engineering company KONE as the Head of Global Compliance in 2017.[5] In March 2024, she resigned in order to start in a new position at Aalto University starting September 2024.[9]
Personal life
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Innes met Stubb in 1994 while studying law at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. They were engaged in 1997 and married in 1998. The couple has two children (born in 2001 and 2004).[7][6]
In addition to English, Innes-Stubb speaks French, German, Finnish and Swedish.[10]
Honours
[edit | edit source]National decorations
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (27 February 2024)[11][12]
Foreign decorations
[edit | edit source]- File:Order of the Dannebrog S.K.svg File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (4 March 2025)[13]
- File:EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR.png File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 May 2024)[14]
- File:ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR.png File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (7 October 2025)[15]
- File:Order of the Three Stars Ribbon bar.svg File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars (16 September 2025)
- File:Order of the Crown (Netherlands)-Grand Cross.svg File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (11 December 2025)
- File:Den kongelige norske fortjenstorden storkors stripe.svg File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (15 October 2024)[16]
- File:Royal Order of the Polar Star (1748-1975) - Commander Grand Cross.svg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden: Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (23 April 2024)[17]
- File:Ukraine-republic045.png File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine: Member 1st Class of the Order of Princess Olga (12 September 2025)
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References
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External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Finnish lawyers
- 21st-century British lawyers
- English emigrants to Finland
- Naturalized citizens of Finland
- Alumni of the University of Surrey
- College of Europe alumni
- Finnish people of English descent
- Finnish people of Scottish descent
- English people of Scottish descent
- First ladies and gentlemen of Finland
- Recipients of the Order of Princess Olga, 1st class
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star