Jaakko Itälä (1933–2017) was a Finnish politician. He served as the
minister of education for two terms in the 1970s. He was also a member of the
Parliament
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and head of the
Liberal People's Party.
Biography
Itälä was born in Porvoo on 7 May 1933.
[ In the 1960s he became the general secretary of the school reform committee which developed a model for the elementary schools and headed the committee in late 1960s.] During his term he contributed to the basic education reform in Finland.[ In 1968 Itälä was named as executive director of the Mannerheim Children's Protection Association.][
He served as minister of education for two terms: from 1970 to 1971 and from 1978 to 1979.][ He was elected to the Parliament in 1979 obtaining the second highest vote nationwide in the ]elections
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. He served at the Parliament until 1983.[ He led the Liberal People's Party between 1978 and 1982.][
He was married to Helena Itälä, and they had two children.][ He died in Helsinki on 9 November 2017.]
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1933 births
2017 deaths
Ministers of Education of Finland
Leaders of political parties in Finland
People from Porvoo
Liberals (Finland) politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–83)