Outi Ojala
Finnish politician (1946–2017)
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Outi Marjatta Ojala (28 June 1946, Lappee[1] – 16 May 2017[2]) was a Finnish politician of the Left Alliance. She served as a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1991 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2007, and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 1999.[3] She was President of the Nordic Council in 2002.[4]
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ConstituencyFinland
Born28 June 1946
Outi Ojala | |
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Outi Ojala in 2006 in Copenhagen, at the Nordic Council. | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Constituency | Finland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1946 |
| Died | 16 May 2017 (aged 70) |
Ojala trained as a nurse and was involved in trade unions and local politics in Helsinki, where she was a city councillor 1989–1996 and 2001–2012.[5]
Positions
- Chairperson of the National Advisory Board on Romani Affairs 1996–2001
