Merja Kyllönen
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Merja Kyllönen (born 25 January 1977) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Left Alliance, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. She was the Minister of Transport in Katainen Cabinet 2011–2014. From 2014 to 2019 she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing Finland.[2][3]
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Merja Kyllönen | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 22 June 2011 – 24 April 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Anu Vehviläinen |
Succeeded by | Henna Virkkunen |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 21 March 2007 – 30 June 2014 | |
Constituency | Oulu[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-01-25) 25 January 1977 (age 47) Suomussalmi, Finland |
Political party | Finnish Left Alliance EU European United Left–Nordic Green Left |
Website | www |
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In 2018, Kyllönen was the candidate of the Left Alliance in the Finnish presidential election.[4] In the election, Kyllönen placed seventh with 3 percent of the votes, while the incumbent president Sauli Niinistö went on to secure his second term with a majority of votes.[5]