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Liberal People's Party (from 2001 ''Liberals''; ) was a
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- liberal
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in
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, founded in 1965 as a reunification of the
People's Party of Finland Liberal People's Party (from 2001 ''Liberals''; ) was a Conservative liberalism, conservative-Liberalism and centrism in Finland, liberal List of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland, founded in 1965 as a reunification of the P ...
and Liberal League.


History

Originally named Liberal People's Party (), it restyled its name as Liberals () in 2000. Liberals was removed from the party registry in 2007 after the failure to gain a seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections. In 2011, the party dissolved itself as a political party. It continues its basic ideological policy as an independent
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.


Leaders

*1965–1968 Mikko Juva *1968–1978
Pekka Tarjanne Pekka Tarjanne (1937–2010) was a scientist and politician who served as the chairman of the Liberal Party and minister of transport in Finland. He also headed the International Telecommunication Union from 1989 and 1999. Early life and educati ...
*1978–1982 Jaakko Itälä *1982–1984 Arne Berner *1984–1990 Kyösti Lallukka *1990–1992
Kaarina Koivistoinen Kaarina (; , i.e. " Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approxi ...
*1992–1993 Kalle Määttä *1993–1995
Tuulikki Ukkola Lahja Tuulikki Ukkola (; 28 November 1943 – 28 May 2019) was a Finnish politician and journalist. Born in Taivalkoski, she began working for the newspaper '' Kaleva'' in 1962. As a member of the Liberal People's Party, she served as an MP for ...
*1995–1997 Pekka Rytilä *1997–2000 Altti Majava *2000–2001 Oili Korkeamäki *2001–2005
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*2005–2008 Ilkka Innamaa *2008–2011 Kimmo Eriksson *2011–2011 Jouni Flemming


Elections


See also

* :Liberals (Finland) politicians *
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*
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* Liberalism worldwide * List of liberal parties *
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* Liberalism and centrism in Finland


References


External links

* {{in lang, fi Defunct political parties in Finland Liberal parties in Finland 1965 establishments in Finland 2011 disestablishments in Finland Political parties established in 1965 Political parties disestablished in 2011