Kyösti Virrankoski

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Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski (born 4 April 1944 in Kauhava) is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Centre Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and its Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Budgets.

1972: Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Helsinki University.

1968-1974: Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences

1987-1991 and 1995-1996: lecturer in mathematics (1974–1983

political secretary to the Defence Minister

1973-2000: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town council

1977-1989: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town executive

1990-1999: Chairman of the Kauhava town council

1993-2000: Chairman of the Southern Bothnia Regional Council

1991-1995: Member of Parliament

1994-1995: Member of the Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council

posts held at the European Parliament

2004-2009: Member of the Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union

1996-1999: Member of the Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq countries

1999-2001: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Estonia

2001-2004: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Romania

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Finland)

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