Kaarina Suonio

Kaarina Suonio
Portrait of Kaarina Suonio
Suonio in 1986
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office
27 September 1975 – 31 July 1986[1]
ConstituencyHelsinki
Finland Minister of Education
In office
31 December 1982 – 31 May 1986[2]
Prime MinisterKalevi Sorsa
Personal details
Born
Kaarina Elisabeth Brusiin

(1941-02-07) 7 February 1941 (age 83)
Helsinki, Finland
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki

Kaarina Elisabeth Suonio (née Brusiin; born 7 February 1941) is a Finnish retired politician and psychologist. She represented Helsinki in the Parliament of Finland from 1975 to 1986 as a member of the Social Democratic Party. From 1982 to 1986, she was Finland's minister of education, and from 1994 to 1997, she was the last governor of Häme Province prior to its merger with other provinces.

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