Outi Marjatta Ojala (28 June 1946,

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– 16 May 2017) was a

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politician of the Left Alliance. She served as a member of the

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from 1991 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2007, and as a

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from 1996 to 1999. She was President of the

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in 2002.Outi Ojala

Ojala trained as a nurse and was involved in trade unions and local politics in

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, where she was a city councillor 1989–1996 and 2001–2012.

Positions

*Chairperson of the

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1996–2001

References

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