Eva-Riitta Siitonen (born 31 May 1940 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

) is a Finnish politician. She represents 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 ...

Biography

She was a member of the Finnish parliament between 1983 and 1989, Governor of the Province 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, He ...

between 1990 and 1996 and first female City Manager of

between 1996 and 2005. She was a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

in 2009. She has B.Sc. (Econ.) from

Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration The Aalto University School of Business ( fi, Aalto-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu; sv, Aalto-universitets handelshögskola), is the largest business school in Finland. Founded in 1911, it is the second oldest business school in Finland and one of ...

. She is Honorary Doctorate of the College of Veterinary Medicine (1995) and Honorary Doctorate of

(2001). She was also married to Finnish pop singer, Matti "

Fredi Fredi may refer to: * Fredi (Valencian pilota) (born 1957), retired Valencian pilota professional player * Fredi Bobic (born 1971), German football striker * Fredi González (born 1964), Cuban current manager of the Atlanta Braves * Fredi Walker, ...

" Siitonen and the mother of Hanna-Riikka Siitonen, a Finnish singer and actress, and Petri Siitonen, a son that she had from a previous relationship.

EU parliament memberships in (2009)

* Committee on Legal Affairs * Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality * Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Decorations

Siitonen has received the following decorations: * Commander of the

Order of the White Rose of Finland The Order of the White Rose of Finland ( fi, Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. ...

* Medal for Military Merit * Medal for Civil Defence Merit * Cross of the Finnish War Invalids * Medal for National Defence Merit * Helsinki Medal, golden * Finnish Police Force,

Medal for Merit The Medal for Merit was, during the period it was awarded, the highest civilian decoration of the United States. It was awarded by the President of the United States to civilians who "distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious conduct i ...

Order of Leopold II The Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as Sovereign of the Congo Free State and was in 1908, upon Congo being handed over to Belgi ...

, Grand Officer (Belgium) *

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

, Commander first class (Sweden) *

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, 2nd Class (Estonia)

References

External links

*
Official website
1940 births Living people Mayors of Helsinki National Coalition Party politicians Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II Commanders First Class of the Order of the Polar Star National Coalition Party MEPs MEPs for Finland 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for Finland Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class Women mayors of places in Finland Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub

Biography

EU parliament memberships in (2009)

Decorations

See also

References

External links