Heidi Hautala
Politician
1955 –
Who is Heidi Hautala?
Heidi Anneli Hautala is a Finnish politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 to 2003 and 2009 to 2011 where she chaired the Subcommittee on Human Rights 2009–2011. She served as Minister for International Development and ownership steering issues in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.
Hautala resigned from her position in October 2013. Hautala stated that she could no longer work as a minister, because she had been inaccurate and remembered things incorrectly. Earlier she had given the press inaccurate information concerning her actions in politically managing state-owned company Arctia Shipping, when the company wanted to initiate police investigations against Greenpeace in 2012.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1955
Oulu - Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Education
- University of Helsinki
- Lived in
- Oulu
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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