Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner

Pirkko Anneli Ruohonen-Lerner (born 6 February 1957) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Finns Party, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.

Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
11 April 2023
Preceded byLaura Huhtasaari
ConstituencyFinland
In office
27 April 2015 – 1 July 2019
Preceded bySampo Terho
ConstituencyFinland
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
21 March 2007 – 6 May 2015
ConstituencyUusimaa
Personal details
Born
Pirkko Anneli Ruohonen-Lerner

(1957-02-06) 6 February 1957 (age 67)
Hyvinkää, Finland
Political party Finnish
Finns Party
 EU
European Conservatives and Reformists
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Websitewww.pirkon.info

She was elected to Finnish Parliament in 2007 and served as a member of parliament until 2015. She was the chair of the party's parliamentary group from 2011 to 2014. In April 2015, Ruohonen-Lerner succeeded Sampo Terho in the European Parliament when Terho was elected to the Parliament of Finland.[1]

In her political career, she has served as a member of the council of the municipality of Myrskylä from 1985 to 1988 (then with the National Coalition Party), and as a member of the council of the city of Porvoo since 1996.

She returned to the European Parliament on 11 April 2023 following the resignation of Laura Huhtasaari.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerneristä tulee europarlamentaarikko". 4 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ^ Karvala, Samu (2023-04-13). "Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner palasi EU-parlamenttiin – "Olen sydämeltäni aina porvoolainen ja hamarilainen"". Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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