Linda Yasmine Posio (born 1974) is a

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politician and former member of the

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, the national

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. A member of the Left Party, she represented

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between June 2017 and September 2022. Posio is the daughter of carpenter Esa Mertala and administrator Marja-Leena Posio. She trained to be a teacher. She has held numerous jobs including caretaker, kitchen assistant,

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, warehouse worker, truck driver and teacher. She was a member of the

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from 2014 to 2017.

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