Let Lehtinen

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Lasse Lehtinen 2017 in Helsinki

Lasse Antero Lehtinen (born January 23, 1947 in Kotka ) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 . He also works as a journalist , writer and television producer.

biography

Lasse Lehtinen was born in Kotka in 1947. From 1957 to 1965 he went to school in Kuopio . He completed his studies in philosophy at Stockholm University , where he graduated in 1977 with a Master of Arts . In 2002 he completed his habilitation in Oulu and received a doctorate in philosophy .

Lehtinen has been working as a journalist since 1962. He worked for Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet from 1966 to 1969 and then worked for Yleisradio as editor for another three years . Since 1993 he has also worked as a producer and writer for television. From 1999 to 2005 he was presenter of the program Haluatko miljonääriksi? In a total of 212 episodes . , the Finnish edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? .

In 1968 Lehtinen became a member of the Kuopio City Council, a position he held until 1980. From 1972 to 1983 he was a member of the Finnish Parliament , after which he worked as a diplomat until 1990 , first in the Finnish Foreign Ministry and then in the Finnish Embassy in London . In 1990 he supported Martti Ahtisaari in his presidential election as a campaign designer.

In 2004 Lehtinen was elected to the European Parliament, where he is Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Canada. He was a member of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament .

Lehtinen has already written 30 books. He has been married since 1976 and has one grown son.

Lasse Lehtinen, Markus Meckel (2012)

Works

Web links

Commons : Lasse Lehtinen  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/de/28263/LASSE_LEHTINEN_home.html , accessed on March 31, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Lehtinen, Lasse
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lehtinen, Lasse Antero (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish politician, member of the Reichstag, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Kotka