Pirkko Ritva Aro (née ''Ihari''; 28 March 1923,

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– 9 November 2012) was a

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journalist and politician. She began her political career as a city councillor for the Liberal League. Later she was elected to the

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, where she represented the Liberal People's Party (LKP) from 1966 to 1973 and the

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(SDP) from 1973 to 1979.

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