Markku Andersson (born 27 March 1950)Curriculum vitae
Jyväskylä. Accessed on 18 February 2011. is a Finnish politician, who was the city manager of

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...

from 2004 to 2015. He was born in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

. Andersson

matriculated Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term "matriculation" is seldom used now. ...

in 1969 in Tampere and studied community sciences and education sciences at the

University of Jyväskylä The University of Jyväskylä ( fi, Jyväskylän yliopisto) is a research university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking Teacher Training College (the so-called Teacher Seminary), founded in 1863. Ar ...

in the 1970s. He graduated as a Master of Community Sciences in 1975, and as a Master of Education Sciences in 1978. He worked at the University of Jyväskylä from 1975 to 1983, as the city secretary of Pori from 1983 to 1988 and as the municipal manager of

Tuusula Tuusula (; sv, Tusby ) is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and is by far the third largest municipality in Finland after Nurmijärvi and Kirkkonummi ...

from 1989 to 1993, as well as the city manager of

Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

from 1993 to 2004 before becoming the city manager of Jyväskylä on 27 September 2004. Andersson was a member of the city council of Jyväskylä from 1977 to 1983 and a member of the city board from 1981 to 1983. During his studies, he also had several positions in the students' union. Andersson is a member of the

National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...

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