Tuula Linnainmaa

Tuula Linnainmaa
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
1995–1997[1]
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byOle Norrback
Succeeded byMatti Aura [fi]
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
1987–1997[1]
ConstituencyUusimaa
Governor — Southern Finland Province
In office
1997–2003[1]
Personal details
Born
Tuula Maj-Lis Forss

(1942-01-08) 8 January 1942 (age 82)
Hämeenlinna, Finland[2]
Political partyNational Coalition Party
WebsiteOfficial website

Tuula Linnainmaa (née Forss; born 8 January 1942)[2] is a retired Finnish politician representing the National Coalition Party. She served as a Member of Parliament for the Uusimaa constituency in 1987–1997, and as the transport minister in the first Lipponen cabinet in 1995–1997. In 1997, she was appointed the inaugural Governor (Finnish: Maaherra) of the newly-formed Southern Finland Province, serving there until 2003.[2][1] She was also active for many years in local politics, as a member of the Espoo City Council.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tuula Linnainmaa". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Linnainmaa, Tuula". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2022.


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