Ville Skinnari is the Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Finland. Prior to this, he served in various capacities for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Member of Parliament among others. Earlier in his career, he also worked in the field of international trade, including developing Nokia’s service business for the Asian and European markets and serving as the Business Development Director for the Koillismaa region. He has also run a small company of his own and worked as a specialist in international law.