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Liisa Jaakonsaari

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Liisa Jaakonsaari
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009 – 2019
ConstituencyFinland
Minister of Labour
In office
13 April 1995 – 15 April 1999
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byIlkka Kanerva
Succeeded bySinikka Mönkäre
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
7 March 1979 – 1 July 2009
ConstituencyOulu
Personal details
Born
Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari

(1945-09-02) 2 September 1945 (age 79)
Oulu, Finland
Political party Finnish
Social Democratic Party
 EU
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
SpouseSeppo Jaakonsaari
Children0[1]
Alma materStockholm University
Websitewww.liisajaakonsaari.fi

Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (née Ollakka; born 2 September 1945) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Jaakonsaari was a city councillor in Oulu from 1972 until 1995. She was also a member of the Finnish parliament from 1979 until 2009, when she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Jaakonsaari was the Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet (1995–1999).[2]

Unlike her party, Jaakonsaari advocated NATO membership already before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Siistonen, Miia (24 December 2018). "Lapsettomuuden surun läpikäynyt Liisa Jaakonsaari: "Perheen perustamista lykättiin liian pitkälle"". Anna (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ministerit nimikkeittäin" (in Finnish). Finnish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ Jaakonsaari iloitsee: Naton mörkökuva hälvenee Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Jaakonsaari: Suomi voisi liittyä poliittiseen Natoon
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