Vuokko Rehn ( Valjakka; 24 May 1938 — 13 September 2011) was a Finnish politician. Rehn was active in the local politics of her home town,

Mikkeli Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34,000 i ...

, serving on the city council and the municipal executive from to 1993 until 2010, including chairing the council from 2001 to 2004. For the 1995-1999 term, Rehn served as a Member of the

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for the Mikkeli Province constituency (now part of Southeast Finland), representing the Centre Party. Rehn was the only Centre Party MP who did not vote against Finland joining the

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, returning instead an empty ballot; it is believed that this was a reason why she failed in her 1999 re-election bid. She is considered to have represented the

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wing of her party. Outside of politics, Rehn worked from 1960 to 1976 as a teacher of the English and Swedish languages. Afterwards, she ran the family's car parts business. Vuokko Rehn's son is the economist and politician

Olli Rehn Olli Ilmari Rehn (; born 31 March 1962) is a Finnish economist and public official who has been serving as governor of the Bank of Finland since 2018. A member of the Centre Party, he previously served as the European Commissioner for Enlargem ...

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Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) People from Mikkeli 1938 births 2011 deaths {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub