Arja Inkeri Alho (born 21 March 1954) is a Finnish politician. She was member of 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 ...

from 1983 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2007, representing the constituency of

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

until 1999 and then the constituency of

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

since 2003. She also served as the Deputy Minister of Finance of Finland under Prime Minister

Paavo Lipponen Paavo Tapio Lipponen (; born 23 April 1941) is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005. He also served as Speaker of t ...

from 1995 to 1997.Arja Alho
Parliament of Finland She resigned the government in October 1997 when it was revealed that she had agreed to reduce the compensation that

Ulf Sundqvist Ulf Ludvig Sundqvist (22 February 1945 – 22 April 2023) was a Finnish politician who served as chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, a minister in four cabinets in the 1970s and a banker in the 1980s. Political career Sundqvis ...

had been sentenced to pay. Alho is member of the

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. She was member of the city council of

from 1980 to 1999. She initially graduated from a nursing school in 1977 but later earned a PhD in political science from the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

in 2004. Since 2009, she has been editor-in-chief of '' Ydin'' magazine.Arja Alho Ydin-lehden päätoimittajaksi

Kansan Uutiset ''Kansan Uutiset'' ( Finnish: "People's News") is a Finnish language weekly newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland. It is the party organ of the Left Alliance. History and profile ''Kansan Uutiset'' was founded in 1957 as the joint organ of C ...

on October 12, 2009

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