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Satakunta (electoral District)
Satakunta (formerly Turku Province North) is a Finnish constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the administrative region of Satakunta, with a population of 221,752 (). Satakunta elects nine members of the Finnish Parliament. The constituency is largely rural, and the largest cities are Pori and Rauma. The largest parties in the parliamentary elections are the Social Democratic Party of Finland and the Centre Party. Members of Parliament 2007–2011 *Anne Holmlund (National Coalition Party) *Timo Kalli ( Centre Party) * Reijo Kallio (Social Democratic Party) * Oiva Kaltiokumpu ( Centre Party) * Sampsa Kataja (National Coalition Party) *Krista Kiuru (Social Democratic Party) * Juha Korkeaoja ( Centre Party) *Veijo Puhjo ( Left Alliance) * Antti Vuolanne (Social Democratic Party) 2019–2023 *Eeva Kalli ( Centre Party) *Laura Huhtasaari (Finns Party) *Krista Kiuru (Social Democratic Party) * Jari Koskela (Finns Party) * Matias Marttinen (National Coalitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Finland
There are thirteen constituencies in Finland, nowadays called electoral districts by the Finnish Parliament. (The English word "constituency" is confusing due to its various meanings.) The citizens of each electoral district elect from 6 to 35 MPs (members of parliament), depending on the population of the district, but 05 Åland only elects one. The boundaries of the electoral districts are based on the province division in use from 1634 to 1997 and has remained basically the same since the first parliamentary election in 1907. In 1939, the constituency of Northern Oulu was divided between the constituencies of Lapland and Oulu. The constituency of Southern Oulu was renamed to Oulu in the process. After the Continuation War, the electoral districts of Eastern and Western Viipuri, which lost much of their territories to the Soviet Union, were united to the new constituency of Kymi. At the same time, Åland became a distinct constituency. In 1954, Helsinki was cut from the cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juha Korkeaoja
Juha Sakari Korkeaoja (born 11 January 1950) is a Finnish politician. A member of the Centre Party, he was Member of the Parliament of Finland for Satakunta from 1991 to 2011 and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Jäätteenmäki Cabinet and Vanhanen I Cabinet from 2003 to 2007.Juha Korkeaoja Parliament of Finland. Retrieved January 27, 2017. Born in , Korkeaoja graduated as Master of Agriculture from the University of Helsinki
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Kristiina Salonen
Kristiina Johanna Salonen (born 7 June 1977) is a Finnish politician. She has been a Member of the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland since 2011. Education and early career Salonen was born and still lives in Rauma. She graduated as ylioppilas in 1996 and as social instructor in 2000. She has worked as a gerontological nurse and the superior for social instructing of City of Rauma. Political career Salonen has been elected to the City Council of Rauma in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2017. She has also been elected to the Parliament of Finland from Satakunta in 2011 and 2015. In 2015 she received 9,560 votes, more than any other candidate in Satakunta. Other activities * Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Member of the Advisory Council (since 2019) |
Jari Myllykoski
Jari Heikki Myllykoski (born 27 June 1959 in Vaasa) is a Finnish politician who served in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ... for the Left Alliance at the Satakunta constituency from 2011 to 2023. References 1959 births Living people People from Vaasa Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–19) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matias Marttinen
Matias Marttinen (born 25 June 1990, in Rauma) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ... for the National Coalition Party at the Satakunta constituency. References 1990 births Living people People from Rauma, Finland National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027) {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jari Koskela
Jari Jukka Hannu Koskela is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ... for the Finns Party at the Satakunta constituency. He is a Pastor and Doctor of Social Science. References Living people Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–27) Finns Party politicians 21st-century Finnish politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The party achieved its electoral breakthrough in the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, when it won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party in the Finnish Parliament. In the 2015 election the party got 17.7% of the votes, making it the parliament's second-largest political party. The party was in opposition for the first 20 years of its existence. In 2015, it joined the coalition government formed by Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. Following a 2017 split, over half of the party's MPs left the parliamentary group and were subsequently expelled from their party membership. This defector group, Blue Reform, continued to support the government coalition, while the Finns Party went into opposition. The party, having been reduced to 17 seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Huhtasaari
Laura Huhtasaari (born 30 March 1979) is a Finnish politician, businesswoman and teacher. As a member of the Finns Party, she has represented Satakunta in the Parliament of Finland from April 2015 to July 2019. She was the Finns Party candidate for the 2018 Finnish presidential election. In 2019 Huhtasaari was elected to the European Parliament with 92,760 votes Life and career Huhtasaari graduated as Master of Education in 2004. She has worked as an elementary teacher and a special education teacher. She was elected to the City Council of Pori with 1,064 votes in 2012 and again with 2,566 votes in 2017. She stood in the 2014 European Parliament election and received 9,132 votes but was not elected. In 2015 Huhtasaari was elected to the Parliament with 9,259 votes. In the Parliament, she is currently member of the Legal Affairs Committee, the Education and Culture Committee and the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. Huhtasaari endorsed Jussi Halla-aho for president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeva Kalli
Eeva Kalli (born 10 January 1981 in Kiukainen) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Centre Party at the Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ... constituency. References 1981 births Living people People from Eura Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) 21st-century Finnish women politicians Women members of the Parliament of Finland {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Vuolanne
Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder * Antti Juntumaa (born 1959), Finnish boxer * Antti Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) (1943–1991), Finnish musician * Antti Hyyrynen (born 1980), Finnish musician * Antti Kalliomäki (born 1947), Finnish athlete and Minister of Education * Antti Kasvio (born 1973), Finnish swimmer * Antti Laaksonen (born 1973), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Niemi (footballer) (born 1972), Finnish football goalkeeper * Antti Niemi (ice hockey) (born 1983), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper * Antti Miettinen (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey player * Antti Muurinen (born 1954), Finnish football coach * Antti Ojanperä (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Antti Okkonen (born 1982), Finnish footballer * Antti Piimänen (1712-1775), Finnish church builder * Antti Poh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Alliance (Finland)
The Left Alliance ( fi, Vasemmistoliitto , sv, Vänsterförbundet, vas.) is a left-wing political party in Finland. The Left Alliance was founded in 1990 as the chief successor of the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). Although not as electorally successful as the SKDL, it has achieved some success, typically receiving around eight to ten percent of the vote in parliamentary elections. It has participated in five cabinets, most recently the Marin Cabinet formed in 2019. It is socialist, and democratic-socialist, and it supports the principles of eco-socialism. A member of the Party of the European Left and Nordic Green Left Alliance, the party organ is the weekly ''Kansan Uutiset''. It provides the Government of the Sanna Marin with two ministers, Li Andersson as the Education Minister and Hanna Sarkkinen as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health. History The party was founded by the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL), the majority of members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veijo Puhjo
Veijo Olavi Puhjo (26 June 1948 – 9 December 2019) was a Finnish politician who was a member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was elected to the parliament in 1995 and left after the 2011 election. Puhjo was a physician by profession. He graduated from the Greifswald Medical School of the University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ... in Germany. External linksParliament of Finland: Veijo Puhjo 1948 births 2019 deaths People from Loimaa Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011) 20th-century Finnish physicians University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
