Osmo Soininvaara
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Osmo Heikki Kristian Soininvaara (born 2 September 1951 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician. He served as Minister of Health on Social Services in Lipponen's second cabinet between 14 April 2000 and 19 April 2002. He was the leader of the Finnish Green League party from 2001 to 2005.
Soininvaara has a licentiate degree in statistics. Before his political career he worked as a statistician. He was elected in Helsinki city council in 1985 and has served in various positions of trust in the city administration since then. He was elected in Eduskunta in 1987 and again in 1995 and has been a member of the parliament since.
Osmo Soininvaara is married to Anna-Maria Soininvaara and they have three children: Ohto (b. 1990), Ilppo (b. 1991), and Helmi (b. 1997).
[edit] External link
- http://www.soininvaara.net/ The official website of Osmo Soininvaara
| Preceded by Satu Hassi |
Chairperson of the Green League 2001–2005 |
Succeeded by Tarja Cronberg |
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