Liisa Jaakonsaari
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009  2019
ConstituencyFinland
Minister of Labour
In office
13 April 1995  15 April 1999
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byIlkka Kanerva
Succeeded bySinikka Mönkäre
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
7 March 1979  1 July 2009
ConstituencyOulu
Personal details
Born
Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari

(1945-09-02) 2 September 1945
Oulu, Finland
Political party Finnish
Social Democratic Party
 EU
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
SpouseSeppo Jaakonsaari
Children0[1]
Alma materStockholm University
Websitewww.liisajaakonsaari.fi

Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (née Ollakka; born 2 September 1945) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Jaakonsaari was a city councillor in Oulu from 1972 until 1995. She was also a member of the Finnish parliament from 1979 until 2009, when she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Jaakonsaari was the Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet (1995–1999).[2]

Unlike her party, Jaakonsaari advocated NATO membership already before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4]

References

  1. Siistonen, Miia (24 December 2018). "Lapsettomuuden surun läpikäynyt Liisa Jaakonsaari: "Perheen perustamista lykättiin liian pitkälle"". Anna (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "Ministerit nimikkeittäin" (in Finnish). Finnish Government. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. Jaakonsaari iloitsee: Naton mörkökuva hälvenee Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Jaakonsaari: Suomi voisi liittyä poliittiseen Natoon


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