Kyösti Virrankoski

Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski
Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski
	In office; 3-22-1991 – 3-23-1995
Parliamentary group	Finnish Parliament
	In office; 1996–2009
Parliamentary group	European Parliament
Personal details
Born	April 4, 1944 (age 80); Kauhava, Finland
Children	3
Parent	Väinö Virrankoski & Impi Kleemola
Alma mater	Helsinki University

Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski (born 4 April 1944 in Kauhava) is a Finnish politician, member of the Finnish parliament and formerMember of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Centre Party of Finland,part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Developmentand its Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Budgets.

Personal life

His parents were Väinö Antti Virrankoski (1906–69) and Impi Irja Ireene Virrankoski (Kleemola) (1906–92).^[1] He was the last of 5 children. His oldest brother, Antti Aimo Kullervo Virrankoski (1927–92) was the municipal chairman of Lapua.^[2] He is married and has 3 children.

Education

1972: Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Helsinki University.

Career

1968-1974: Teacher of mathematics and natural sciences
1987-1991 and 1995-1996: lecturer in mathematics (1974–1983)
political secretary to the Defence Minister
1973-2000: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town council
1977-1989: Member of the Kauhava municipal and subsequently town executive
1990-1999: Chairman of the Kauhava town council
1993-2000: Chairman of the Southern Bothnia Regional Council
1991-1995: Member of Parliament
1994-1995: Member of Finland's delegation to the Nordic Council
1996-2009: Member of the European Parliament
posts held at the European Parliament
2004-2009: Member of the Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union
1996-1999: Member of the Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq countries
1999-2001: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Estonia
2001-2004: Member of the Delegation for Relations with Romania