Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen Spouse(s) Seppo Jaakonsaari Preceded by Ilkka Kanerva Name Liisa Jaakonsaari | Succeeded by Sinikka Monkare Role Finnish Politician Nationality Finnish | |
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Born 2 September 1945 (age 78)
Oulu, Finland ( 1945-09-02 ) Political party Social Democratic Party of Finland Profiles | ||
Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (born 2 September 1945) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
She 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).
Unlike her party, Jaakonsaari advocates NATO membership.
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