Irene Ojala
{{Short description|Norwegian politician (born 1960)}}
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| birth_place = Kiberg, Finnmark, Norway
| citizenship = Norwegian
|office = Member of the Storting
|term_start = 1 October 2021
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|constituency = Finnmark
|office1 = Leader of Patient Focus
|term_start1 = April 2021
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| party = Patient Focus
| alma_mater = University of the Arctic
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Irene Ojala (born 8 October 1960) is a Norwegian politician of the party Patient Focus in Finnmark.https://pasientfokus.no/pasientfokus-til-stortinget/ Pasientfokus til Stortinget
Education
She is a trained social planner and has a bachelor's degree in High North studies.
Career
She is the leader of the voluntary organization Patient Focus and the foundation Alta Hospital with Patient Focus.{{Cite web|title=Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene|url=https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=926336541|access-date=2021-09-14}}
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In 2021, Ojala won election to the Storting as a representative from Finnmark.
Following the Storting meeting regarding the electricity prices in September 2022, Ojala was denied to hold a speech because her party was considered an electoral list rather than a political party. She called it "undemocratic". The President of the Storting argued that she still could have held her speech had she asked to participate during the three minutes of discussion.{{cite web | url= https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/8JBpKw/fikk-ikke-holde-innlegg-i-stroemdebatten-udemokratisk | title = Fikk ikke holde innlegg i strømdebatten: − Udemokratisk | publisher = Verdens Gang | date= 22 September 2022 | access-date= 22 September 2022 | language = no}}
References
{{Stortinget 2021–2025}}
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Category:Leaders of political parties in Norway
Category:Norwegian women in politics
Category:Members of the Storting 2021–2025
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