Ville Heimo Antero Itälä (born 10 May 1959 in

Luumäki Luumäki () is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in the Taavetti village. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...

) is the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and a former a

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politician. He was elected member of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) from the district of

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regi ...

in 1995. Itälä served as the

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under

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from September 2000 to April 2003. He was elected chairman of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in 2001. Following his resignation as party leader in 2004, he was succeeded by

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. Itälä was a

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from 2004 until 29 February 2012. He was a member of the

European Court of Auditors The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: ''Cour des comptes européenne'') is one of the seven institutions of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg in order to improve EU financial management. It has 27 members ( ...

https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/CV_IT%C3%84L%C3%84/CV_IT%C3%84L%C3%84_EN.pdf from 2012 until February 2018. Since August 2018 he is the Director-General of OLAF.

European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

Ville Itälä is the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) since August 2018.

European Court of Auditors

Ville Itälä was a Member of the European Court of Auditors from 2012 to February 2018.

European Parliament

In 2004, Ville Itälä was elected Member of the European Parliament, a position he held for eight years. During this time, he served, among others, on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and was the Deputy-Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control.

Finnish Executive and Parliament

Ville Itala was elected as Member of the Finnish Parliament (

Eduskunta The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

) from the district of Southwest Finland in 1995. Itälä served as the Minister of the Interior under Prime Minister

from September 2000 to April 2003. He was elected chairman of the National Coalition Party ( Kokoomus) in 2001. Following his resignation as party leader in 2004, he was succeeded by

Education

Itälä obtained a Master in Law from Turku University, in Finland, and a Master in Law with court training from Vehmaa District Court.

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