Heli Järvinen

Heli Järvinen
Heli Järvinen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Southeast Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 April 2019
In office
23 March 2007 – 19 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1963-05-31) 31 May 1963 (age 61)
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Political partyGreen League
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Tampere
University of Jyväskylä
Occupationteacher, politician


Heli Järvinen (born 31 May 1963) is a Finnish politician for the Green League, representing the Southern Savonia constituency from 2007 to 2011 and the Southeastern Finland constituency since 2015.[1] She was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the parliamentary election of March 2007. She lost her seat in the Parliament of Finland in 2011 elections but was again elected in 2015.[2] She was also a member of the municipal council of Kerimäki between 2005 and 2011. Since 2017 she has been a member of Savonlinna town council. She is the second vice-chairperson of the council.

Järvinen was born in Tampere. She has a master's degree in political science from the University of Tampere and has also graduated as a teacher of communications from the University of Jyväskylä. Prior to her election to the parliament she worked as a journalist and a teacher. Järvinen is married and has two children.

References

  1. ^ "Most parties oppose tougher rules on disclosing campaign financing". Helsingin Sanomat. 2 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Koko maa - taulukko". Yle. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-20.



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