Sirpa Pietikäinen
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Sirpa Pietikäinen is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. She is a former Member of Finnish Parliament, former Minister for the Environment (1991-1995), and Member of the European Parliament
since 2008. She was re-elected in 2009
.
She was in the Hämeenlinna town council (1981-1992).
Pietikäinen was the Chair of Finnish United Nations Association between 1996 and 2007.
Pietikäinen was the World Federation of United Nations Associations
chairwoman between 2000 and 2004. She has also worked for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
and One World International.
Pietikäinen has an MBA degree from Helsinki School of Economics
.
She speaks Finnish, English, French, Swedish and German.
In 2003, Pietikäinen was convicted of aggravated drunk driving after moving her car in a parking lot at midnight. She was fined, given a suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for five months.
She has received The Knight Commander's Order of the White Rose of Finland (1993).
Her articles have been published in:
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
since 2008. She was re-elected in 2009
European Parliament election, 2009 (Finland)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Finland was the election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament in 2009.Finland uses the open list d'Hondt method, where voters vote for an individual, but the individual's vote is counted primarily for the party and secondarily for the...
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She was in the Hämeenlinna town council (1981-1992).
Pietikäinen was the Chair of Finnish United Nations Association between 1996 and 2007.
Pietikäinen was the World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Federation of United Nations Associations
The World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...
chairwoman between 2000 and 2004. She has also worked for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an international organization based in Stockholm. Its task is to support democracy around the world.- Aims :...
and One World International.
Pietikäinen has an MBA degree from Helsinki School of Economics
Helsinki School of Economics
The Aalto University School of Economics , known as Helsinki School of Economics until 2009, is the largest and leading business school in Finland and one of the most renowned in Europe...
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She speaks Finnish, English, French, Swedish and German.
In 2003, Pietikäinen was convicted of aggravated drunk driving after moving her car in a parking lot at midnight. She was fined, given a suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for five months.
She has received The Knight Commander's Order of the White Rose of Finland (1993).
Her articles have been published in:
- Vanhuus kaupungissa, WSOY 1996
- Naisen seitsemän elämää, WSOY 1998
- Maapallohaaste, Otava 1999
- Kaikesta jää jälki, Avain 2008
- Making the Green Energy Switch at a Time of Crisis (2009)