Maarit Feldt-Ranta
Finnish politician (1968–2019)
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Maarit Kristiina Feldt-Ranta (26 April 1968 – 27 November 2019) was a Finnish politician, who represented the Social Democratic Party of Finland. She had represented the electoral district of Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland since 2007.[1] In 2017, she was elected as the vice-chair of the party.[2]
Maarit Feldt-Ranta | |
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| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 21 March 2007 – 16 April 2019 | |
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| Born | 26 April 1968 |
| Died | 27 November 2019 (aged 51) |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
On 21 June 2017, Feldt-Ranta announced that she would seek the candidacy of the SDP in the 2018 presidential election. She took part in the party primary against Tuula Haatainen and Sirpa Paatero.[3] Feldt-Ranta finished second on the primary, gaining 42.3% of the votes behind Tuula Haatainen's 48.6%.[4]
In January 2019, Feldt-Ranta announced that she wouldn't run for parliament in the 2019 elections due to her stomach cancer returning. She had fought cancer twice previously.[5] In May 2019, she announced that she would discontinue treatment for her cancer.[6] She died six months later on 27 November.[7]
