Mai Kivelä (born 20 December 1982) is a Finnish

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, a

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activist and a

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. She served as the general secretary of the Finnish Left Youth in the years 2013 – 2015. Kivelä has operated in numerous non-governmental organisations, amongst others

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, Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto (Industrial Union TEAM), and Kepa ry (Service Centre for Development Cooperation). Within the Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto), she has placements in the task force for environment, as vice chairman in Kallion Vasemmisto (Left Alliance in Kallio), and as board member in the Finnish UN Association. Having previously completed studies in sociology and civic participation, in 2013 she graduated an MSc in Environment and Development from

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. In the 2019 parliamentary election, Kivelä was voted into parliament as a representative from the Helsinki constituency. She received the largest number of votes of the Left Alliance's chosen representatives in

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, garnering 6 790 votes.

External links

Official Website

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1982 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027) 21st-century Finnish women politicians Finnish socialist feminists Alumni of King's College London Finnish human rights activists {{Finland-politician-stub