Väinö Ilkka Ilari Taipale (born 29 November 1942 in

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) is a Finnish politician, physician and activist. A

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, he was a member of the

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for

from 1971 to 1975 and 2000 to 2007. A doctor and surgeon by education, Taipale worked as a physician at several hospitals. He is also a

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of social medicine at

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. Taipale has been active in many pacifist organisations and other governmental and non-governmental organisations. In 1966 he launched a political magazine, '' Ydin''. He is married, with four children, to fellow physician and politician, Vappu Taipale.

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