Li Andersson has served in Prime Minister Rinne’s Government as the Minister of Education from 6 June 2019 to 10 December 2019 and in Prime Minister Marin's Government from 11 December 2019. She has been the Party Leader of the Left Alliance since 2016. Before that, she chaired the Left Youth of Finland in 2011–2015. She is now serving her second term as Member of Parliament.