Heidi Hautala | |
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![]() Heidi Hautala in April 2017 | |
Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 26 October 2017 | |
President | Antonio Tajani David Sassoli Roberta Metsola |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 21 June 2011 | |
In office 1 January 1995 – 25 March 2003 | |
Constituency | Finland |
Minister for International Development | |
In office 22 June 2011 – 16 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Paavo Väyrynen |
Succeeded by | Pekka Haavisto |
Chair of the Finnish Green Party | |
In office 1 March 1987 – 19 May 1991 | |
Preceded by | Kalle Könkkölä |
Succeeded by | Pekka Sauri |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 16 March 2003 – 14 July 2009 | |
In office 5 March 1991 – 19 March 1995 | |
Constituency | Central Finland |
Personal details | |
Born | Heidi Anneli Hautala 14 November 1955 Oulu, Finland |
Political party | Green League |
Other political affiliations | European Green Party |
Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Website | www |
Heidi Anneli Hautala (born 14 November 1955) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Green League, part of the European Green Party.
She is currently a Member of the European Parliament for the fifth time. Previously she held the post from 1995 to 2003 and 2009 to 2011 when she chaired the Subcommittee on Human Rights 2009–2011.[1] She has been the Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2017. She served as minister for international development and ownership steering issues in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.