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Finnish politician (1946–2017)

Outi OjalaMEP
Outi Ojala in 2006 in Copenhagen, at the Nordic Council.
Member of the European Parliament
In office1996–1999
Constituency Finland
Personal details
Born (1946-06-28)28 June 1946Lappeenranta, Finland
Died 16 May 2017(2017-05-16) (aged 70)Lassila, Helsinki, Finland

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]

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]

  1. ^ "Kuolleet | Outi Ojala 1946–2017". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Entinen kansanedustaja Outi Ojala on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. ^ Outi Ojala, European Parliament
  4. ^ Outi Ojala, Parliament of Finland
  5. ^ "Ojala, Outi (1946 - 2017)". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 25 December 2024.