Ulla Mari Ainikki Anttila (born 13 December 1963 in

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) is a Finnish politician and a former member of

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, representing the

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. She was first elected to the parliament in 1991 and left the parliament 2007. She is also a member of the city council of

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(1985–1996, 2005-). In 2011 she became the acting Executive Director of KIOS (the Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights) and in 2013 she took the job on completely. Anttila was born in

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. She has a

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from the

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. She is married to Tero Taponen. They have two children, Alli (b. 1994) and Taru (b. 1997).

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Official Website of Ulla Anttila
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