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Liisa JaakonsaariMEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2009 – 2019
Constituency	Finland
Minister of Labour
In office 13 April 1995 – 15 April 1999
Prime Minister	Paavo Lipponen
Preceded by	Ilkka Kanerva
Succeeded by	Sinikka Mönkäre
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 7 March 1979 – 1 July 2009
Constituency	Oulu
Personal details
Born	Liisa Anneli Jaakonsaari (1945-09-02) 2 September 1945 (age 79) Oulu, Finland
Political party	Finnish Social Democratic Party  EU Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Spouse	Seppo Jaakonsaari
Children	0
Alma mater	Stockholm University
Website	www.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).

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

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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• Official Homepage
• Jaakonsaari on the official website of the Finnish Parliament (in Finnish)

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