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Jaakko Itälä
Jaakko Itälä (1933–2017) was a Finnish politician. He served as the minister of education for two terms in the 1970s. He was also a member of the Parliament and head of the Liberal People's Party. Early life and educationItälä was born in Porvoo on 7 May 1933.[1] He graduated from the University of Helsinki receiving a degree in economics.[2] During his university studies he was a contributor to the student newspaper Ylioppilaslehti.[2] Career and activitiesFollowing his graduation Itälä founded a middle school in Yläne and directed it.[2] He became an advertising manager and textbook editor at the publishing house K. J. Gummerus in 1958.[2] He continued to write articles in various publications often dealing with the education reform.[2] In the 1960s Itälä became the general secretary of the school reform committee which developed a model for the elementary schools and headed the committee in late 1960s.[3] During his term he contributed to the basic education reform in Finland.[4][5] In 1968 Itälä was named as executive director of the Mannerheim Children's Protection Association.[3] Itälä served as minister of education for two terms: from 1970 to 1971 and from 1978 to 1979.[4] He was elected to the Parliament in 1979 obtaining the second highest vote nationwide in the elections.[3][6] He served at the Parliament until 1983.[3] He led the Liberal People's Party between 1978 and 1982.[4] Itälä was the secretary general of Mannerheim Children's Protection Association from 1990 to 1997.[2] Personal life and deathHe married Helena Itälä, a psychologist, in 1956.[2] They had two children.[3] He died at the age of 84 in Helsinki on 9 November 2017.[1][4] HonorsItälä was named an honorary doctor by the University of Helsinki's Faculty of Philosophy in 1990.[2] References
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