Ole Norrback
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Johan Ole Norrback is a Finland-Swedish
politician and diplomat.
Norrback graduated as a folkskola
teacher in 1965 and was the ombudsman for the Swedish People's Party in Ostrobothnia
between 1967 and 1971, and a member of the Swedish Ostrobothnia's Region Board between 1971 and 1989. He was a member of the Finnish parliament 1979-1987 and 1991-1999, and the chairman of the SFP Parliament group between 1983 and 1987 and Party leader of the SPP between 1990 and 1998.
Norrback joined the government as the Minister of Defence
in 1987, he was a Minister of Education 1990 to 1991, Minister of Transportation 1991 to 1995, Europe and Foreign Trade Minister 1995 to 1999, and Minister of Nordic Cooperation 1991 to 1999. Thereafter he left the politics and became a diplomat. He was ambassador to Oslo 1999 to 2003, and was appointed ambassador to Athens in 2003. Norrback was a minister for 4,370 days.
He was given the title "Minister" in 2006 by President Tarja Halonen
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Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
politician and diplomat.
Norrback graduated as a folkskola
Folkeskole
The Danish-Norwegian term Folkeskole may refer to any of the following:* Danish Folkeskole Education, the Danish primary and lower secondary educational system* Volksschule, a historical primary school system that was in use in Germany...
teacher in 1965 and was the ombudsman for the Swedish People's Party in Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia (region)
Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia....
between 1967 and 1971, and a member of the Swedish Ostrobothnia's Region Board between 1971 and 1989. He was a member of the Finnish parliament 1979-1987 and 1991-1999, and the chairman of the SFP Parliament group between 1983 and 1987 and Party leader of the SPP between 1990 and 1998.
Norrback joined the government as the Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (Finland)
The Minister of Defence is a member of the Finnish Council of State. As the head of the Ministry of Defence, the minister is responsible for the administration of national defence. The ministry is headquartered in Helsinki...
in 1987, he was a Minister of Education 1990 to 1991, Minister of Transportation 1991 to 1995, Europe and Foreign Trade Minister 1995 to 1999, and Minister of Nordic Cooperation 1991 to 1999. Thereafter he left the politics and became a diplomat. He was ambassador to Oslo 1999 to 2003, and was appointed ambassador to Athens in 2003. Norrback was a minister for 4,370 days.
He was given the title "Minister" in 2006 by President Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency...
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