Kirsi Ojansuu
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Kirsi Johanna Ojansuu (born 15 December 1963) is a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to parliament in 1999. In 2021 she became a temporary priest in Helsinki.
Life
Ojansuu was born in Kemijärvi, Finland. She has a master's degree in education from the University of Tampere.
She was first elected to parliament in 1999. Since 1993 she has also been a member of the city council of Hämeenlinna.
In 2008 sje decided to renew her aspirations to be a priest. She started to study theology at university in 2012.{{Cite web|last=Uutiset|first=17 07 2012 17:15-Kaisa Kariranta {{!}}|title=Ex-kansanedustaja pääsi teologiseen|url=https://www.kotimaa.fi/artikkeli/ex-kansanedustaja-paasi-teologiseen/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Kotimaa|language=fi}}
In 2021 she was elected to be a temporary priest until 2023 for the parish of Malmi in Helsinki. An application was made for her to be ordained.{{Cite web|last=Uutiset|first=03 02 2021 15:34-Meri Toivanen {{!}}|title=Kirsi Ojansuu-Kaunisto on jo toinen ex-poliitikko, joka valittiin papiksi Helsingin Malmille|url=https://www.kotimaa.fi/artikkeli/kirsi-ojansuu-kaunisto-on-jo-toinen-ex-poliitikko-joka-aloittaa-pappina-helsingin-malmilla/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Kotimaa|language=fi}}
Private life
She is married to Johannes Ojansuu and they have three children, Matvei (b. 1988), Aatos (b. 1991), and Simona (b. 1995).
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050422031628/http://www2.eduskunta.fi/fakta/edustaja/588/index.html Official website]
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Category:People from Kemijärvi
Category:Green League politicians
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Category:21st-century Finnish women politicians
Category:Women members of the Parliament of Finland
Category:University of Tampere alumni
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