Eeva Maija Kaarina Kuuskoski (born 4 October 1946) is a Finnish politician and physician. She was Member of the

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for

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from 1979 to 1995 and Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1992.Eeva Kuuskoski
Parliament of Finland. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.

Life

Kuuskoski worked as a physician before being elected to the Parliament in 1979. Initially a member of the

National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti Häkkänen Elina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finnis ...

, she switched to the Centre Party in 1980. She ran for Leader of the Centre Party in 1990 but was defeated by

Esko Aho Esko Tapani Aho (born 20 May 1954) is a Finnish politician who was prime minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995. Early life and career Aho was born in Veteli, Finland. Prior to attending university, he began a career in politics. From 1974 to ...

.Arto Astikainen
Esko Aho ponkaisi keskustan johtajaksi; Kuuskoski-Vikatmaa suosikki vielä ensi kierroksella
Helsingin Sanomat on June 17, 1990. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017. Kuuskoski resigned from the

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in 1992 to protest against public spending cuts.Pekka Väisänen
Kuuskoski jättää Ahon hallituksen "En tavoittele presidentti- ehdokkuutta 1994 vaaleissa"
Helsingin Sanomat on April 23, 1992. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017. In

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, she ran for President of Finland as an independent candidate, receiving 2.6 per cent of the popular vote in the first round. In 1995, Kuuskoski left politics to work for the

Mannerheim League for Child Welfare Mannerheim League for Child Welfare ( fi, Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto ry (MLL); sv, Mannerheims Barnskyddsförbund rf) is a Finnish non-governmental organization founded in 1920 that promotes the well-being of children, young people and fami ...

and was appointed its general secretary in 1998. In 2007 she was removed from officeEeva Kuuskoski saa lähteä!
Ilta-Sanomat on June 20, 2007. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017. after she had been convicted of assaulting Helena Molander, an employee of the Mannerheim League.
Ilta-Sanomat on January 31, 2007. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017. Since 2015 Kuuskoski has been chairwoman of the Pensioner Alliance.Kuuskoski's official website
(In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.

Personal life

In 1973 Kuuskoski married Member of the Parliament Juha Vikatmaa who committed suicide next year. In 1991 she married journalist Pentti Manninen and gave birth to a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuuskoski, Eeva 1946 births Living people People from Aura, Finland National Coalition Party politicians Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–1983) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–1987) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–1995) 20th-century Finnish physicians University of Turku alumni Candidates for President of Finland