Liisa Jaakonsaari
Appearance
Liisa Jaakonsaari | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2009 – 2019 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Minister of Labour | |
In office 13 April 1995 – 15 April 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
Preceded by | Ilkka Kanerva |
Succeeded by | Sinikka Mönkäre |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 7 March 1979 – 1 July 2009 | |
Constituency | Oulu |
Personal details | |
Born | Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari 2 September 1945 Oulu, Finland |
Political party | ![]() Social Democratic Party ![]() Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Spouse | Seppo Jaakonsaari |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Website | www |
Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (born 2 September 1945) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Jaakonsaari was a city councillor in Oulu from 1972 until 1995. She was also a member of the Finnish parliament from 1979 until 2009, when she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Jaakonsaari was the Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet (1995–1999).[1]
Unlike her party, Jaakonsaari advocates NATO membership.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jaakonsaari iloitsee: Naton mörkökuva hälvenee Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jaakonsaari: Suomi voisi liittyä poliittiseen Natoon
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