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Lasse Lehtinen (born 23 January 1947 in

Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish ...

) is a Finnish politician, former Member of the Finnish Parliament and former

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

(MEP). He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, which is part of the

Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a social democratic and progressive European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all member states of the European Union (EU) plus Norway and the United Kingdom. ...

, and sat on the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) is a committee of the European Parliament. Work of the committee The committee is responsible for: * coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of th ...

. He was also a substitute for the

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensio ...

, vice-chair of the delegation for relations with

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the countries of

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

and the

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan ...

. He hosted the Finnish version of the television quiz ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...

'' (''

Haluatko miljonääriksi? ''Haluatko miljonääriksi?'' (English translation: ''Do you want to become a millionaire?'') is a Finnish game show based on the British format of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally call ...

'') for years before becoming an MEP. He was awarded the Freedom of the

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...

on 21 September 2007. See
City of London news release

Career

* Doctor of Philosophy (2002) * Journalist (since 1962) * Diplomat (1983-1990) * Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs (1990-1993) * Writer and television producer (1993-2004) * Member, Kuopio town council (1968-1980) * Member of Parliament (1972-1983)

References

External links

Official Website

European Parliament biography
* 1947 births Living people People from Kotka Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–75) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–79) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–83) Social Democratic Party of Finland MEPs MEPs for Finland 2004–2009 Finnish television presenters Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? University of Oulu alumni {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub