Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
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Pirkko Anneli Ruohonen-Lerner (born February 6, 1957 in Hyvinkää
) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament
, representing the True Finns
. She was elected to Finnish Parliament in 2007. She has been the chairwoman of the party's parliamentary group since 2011.
In her political career she has served as a member of the council of the municipality of Myrskylä
1985-1988 (then with the National Coalition Party), and as a member of the council of the city of Porvoo
since 1996.
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is ....
) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
, representing the True Finns
True Finns
True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party...
. She was elected to Finnish Parliament in 2007. She has been the chairwoman of the party's parliamentary group since 2011.
In her political career she has served as a member of the council of the municipality of Myrskylä
Myrskylä
Myrskylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
1985-1988 (then with the National Coalition Party), and as a member of the council of the city of Porvoo
Porvoo
Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century...
since 1996.