Mai Kivelä (born 20 December 1982) is a
Finnish member of parliament, a
human rights
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activist and a
feminist
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. She served as the general secretary of the
Finnish Left Youth in the years 2013 – 2015.
Kivelä has operated in numerous non-governmental organisations, amongst others
Greenpeace
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, Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto (Industrial Union TEAM), and Kepa ry (Service Centre for Development Cooperation). Within the
Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto), she has placements in the task force for environment, as vice chairman in Kallion Vasemmisto (Left Alliance in Kallio), and as board member in the Finnish UN Association.
Having previously completed studies in sociology and civic participation, in 2013 she graduated an MSc in Environment and Development from
King's College in
London
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.
In the
2019 parliamentary election, Kivelä was voted into parliament as a representative from the
Helsinki constituency.
She received the largest number of votes of the Left Alliance's chosen representatives in
Helsinki
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, garnering 6 790 votes.
External links
Official Website
References
1982 births
Living people
Politicians from Helsinki
Left Alliance (Finland) politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027)
21st-century Finnish women politicians
Finnish socialist feminists
Alumni of King's College London
Finnish human rights activists
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