Pirkko Anneli Ruohonen-Lerner (born 6 February 1957) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Finns Party, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Huhtasaari |
| Constituency | Finland |
| In office 27 April 2015 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sampo Terho |
| Constituency | Finland |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 21 March 2007 – 6 May 2015 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pirkko Anneli Ruohonen-Lerner 6 February 1957 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| Political party |  FinnishFinns Party  EUEuropean Conservatives and Reformists |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Website | www |
She was elected to Finnish Parliament in 2007 and served as a member of parliament until 2015. She was the chair of the party's parliamentary group from 2011 to 2014. In April 2015, Ruohonen-Lerner succeeded Sampo Terho in the European Parliament when Terho was elected to the Parliament of Finland.[1]
In her political career, she has served as a member of the council of the municipality of Myrskylä from 1985 to 1988 (then with the National Coalition Party), and as a member of the council of the city of Porvoo since 1996.
She returned to the European Parliament on 11 April 2023 following the resignation of Laura Huhtasaari.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerneristä tulee europarlamentaarikko". 4 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Karvala, Samu (2023-04-13). "Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner palasi EU-parlamenttiin – "Olen sydämeltäni aina porvoolainen ja hamarilainen"". Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
External links edit
- Parliament of Finland: Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (in Finnish)
- Home page (in Finnish)
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