Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski (born 4 April 1944 in Kauhava) is a Finnish politician, member of the Finnish parliament and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Centre Party of Finland,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Developmentand its Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Budgets.
Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski | |
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| In office 3-22-1991 – 3-23-1995 | |
| Parliamentary group | Finnish Parliament |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| Parliamentary group | European Parliament |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1944 Kauhava, Finland |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Väinö Virrankoski & Impi Kleemola |
| Alma mater | Helsinki University |
Personal life
editHis parents were Väinö Antti Virrankoski (1906–69) and Impi Irja Ireene Virrankoski (Kleemola) (1906–92).[1] He was the last of 5 children. His oldest brother, Antti Aimo Kullervo Virrankoski (1927–92) was the municipal chairman of Lapua.[2] He is married and has 3 children.
Education
edit- 1972: Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Helsinki University.
Career
edit- 1968-1974: Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences
- 1987-1991 and 1995-1996: lecturer in mathematics (1974–1983)
- political secretary to the Defence Minister
- 1973-2000: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town council
- 1977-1989: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town executive
- 1990-1999: Chairman of the Kauhava town council
- 1993-2000: Chairman of the Southern Bothnia Regional Council
- 1991-1995: Member of Parliament
- 1994-1995: Member of Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council
- 1996-2009: Member of the European Parliament
- posts held at the European Parliament
- 2004-2009: Member of the Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union
- 1996-1999: Member of the Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq countries
- 1999-2001: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Estonia
- 2001-2004: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Romania
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski". Geni. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ http://helemi.lapua.fi/html/index.php?iContentID=100&bClass[dead link]
External links
edit- Personal profile of Kyösti Virrankoski in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Finnish)
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