Kirsi Ojansuu
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Kirsi Johanna Ojansuu (born 15 December 1963) is a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to parliament in 1999. In 2021 she became a temporary priest in Helsinki.
Life[edit]
Ojansuu was born in Kemijärvi, Finland. She has a master's degree in education from the University of Tampere.
She was first elected to parliament in 1999. Since 1993 she has also been a member of the city council of Hämeenlinna.
In 2008 sje decided to renew her aspirations to be a priest. She started to study theology at university in 2012.[1]
In 2021 she was elected to be a temporary priest until 2023 for the parish of Malmi in Helsinki. An application was made for her to be ordained.[2]
Private life[edit]
She is married to Johannes Ojansuu and they have three children, Matvei (b. 1988), Aatos (b. 1991), and Simona (b. 1995).
References[edit]
- ^ Uutiset, 17 07 2012 17:15-Kaisa Kariranta |. "Ex-kansanedustaja pääsi teologiseen". Kotimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Uutiset, 03 02 2021 15:34-Meri Toivanen |. "Kirsi Ojansuu-Kaunisto on jo toinen ex-poliitikko, joka valittiin papiksi Helsingin Malmille". Kotimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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- Green League politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
- 21st-century Finnish women politicians
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