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Tarja Filatov (born 9 August 1963 in Hämeenlinna) is a member of Finnish Parliament,[1] currently serving as the Second Deputy Speaker,[2] and a former Minister of Employment. She has already been one of the two Deputy Speakers of the Parliament twice (February 2010 - April 2011; December 2020 - 2021). As a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), she represents the Häme constituency since 1995. Previously, she was the vice chairman of the SDP parliamentary group (March 1999 - March 2002), its chairman and a member of its Working Committee (both between March 2007 - February 2010).[1]
Tarja Filatov | |
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Minister of Labour | |
In office 25 February 2000 – 19 April 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen |
Preceded by | Sinikka Mönkäre |
Succeeded by | Tarja Cronberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Finland | 9 August 1963
Political party | Social Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Tampere |
In 2000 she was appointed as Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's second Cabinet (1999–2003), keeping the position in the short-lived Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet (2003)[3] and then Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet (2003–2007).[1][4]
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