Maria Ohisalo

Maria Ohisalo (2015)

Maria Ohisalo (born March 8, 1985 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish politician of the Green Federation (VIHR). Since June 2019 she has been the interior minister of her country and chairwoman of the Green Federation.

Life

After Ohisalo finished school in 2004, she began studying social sciences at Helsinki University. She graduated with a master's degree in 2011. Since 2017 she holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Eastern Finland . She worked as a researcher for the City of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland. Her work focuses primarily on poverty research and housing policy. In 2017 she became a member of Helsinki City Council.

In the parliamentary elections in April 2019 , Ohisalo entered the Finnish parliament for the first time . On June 6, 2019, she was appointed Interior Minister in the Rinne cabinet. A few days later, on June 15, she was elected chairman of the Green Confederation after having been its deputy chairman from 2015. She ran as the only candidate for the election of the post. She belongs to the left wing of her party. Ohisalo has held her office as Minister of the Interior in the Marin government since December 10, 2019 .

She has been married to Miika Johansson since December 2019.

Positions

In February 2020, Ohisalo spoke out in favor of accepting orphaned children from the Greek refugee camp Moria in Finland.

website

Commons : Maria Ohisalo - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Maria Ohisalo on the government website (English, Finnish, Swedish)
Maria Ohisalo on the Parliament website (English, Finnish, Swedish)
official website (English, Finnish, Swedish)

Individual evidence

↑ Sylvia Bjon: Känner du ministrarna? Här är alla name. In: Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved February 14, 2020 (Swedish).
↑ Food waste perpetuates world of breadlines, says poverty researcher. In: Helsinki Times. July 13, 2016, accessed February 14, 2020 (UK English).
↑ Peter Buchert: De grönas nya ordförande: Jag vet varförhnenkor kommer att behöva polisen en dag. Hufvudstadsbladet, accessed February 14, 2020 (Swedish).
^ Green League set for an uncontested leadership election. In: Helsinki Times. May 14, 2019, accessed February 14, 2020 (UK English).
↑ Susanna Ginman: Ledare: Spännande grönt linjeval. In: Hufvudstadsbladet. May 12, 2017, Retrieved February 14, 2020 (Swedish).
^ Ann-Lis Frederiksson: Inrikesminister Maria Ohisalo avslutade året med att gifta sig. In: yle.fi. December 31, 2019, accessed April 9, 2020 (Swedish).
↑ Yle: Maria Ohisalo vill att Finland tar emot föräldralösa barn från flyktingläger i Grekland. In: Huvudstadsbladet. March 12, 2020, accessed April 9, 2020 (Swedish).

personal data
SURNAME	Ohisalo, Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 8, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Helsinki

[1] Sylvia Bjon: Känner du ministrarna? Här är alla name. In: Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved February 14, 2020 (Swedish).

[2] Food waste perpetuates world of breadlines, says poverty researcher. In: Helsinki Times. July 13, 2016, accessed February 14, 2020 (UK English).

[3] Peter Buchert: De grönas nya ordförande: Jag vet varförhnenkor kommer att behöva polisen en dag. Hufvudstadsbladet, accessed February 14, 2020 (Swedish).

[4] Green League set for an uncontested leadership election. In: Helsinki Times. May 14, 2019, accessed February 14, 2020 (UK English).

[5] Susanna Ginman: Ledare: Spännande grönt linjeval. In: Hufvudstadsbladet. May 12, 2017, Retrieved February 14, 2020 (Swedish).

[6] Ann-Lis Frederiksson: Inrikesminister Maria Ohisalo avslutade året med att gifta sig. In: yle.fi. December 31, 2019, accessed April 9, 2020 (Swedish).

[7] Yle: Maria Ohisalo vill att Finland tar emot föräldralösa barn från flyktingläger i Grekland. In: Huvudstadsbladet. March 12, 2020, accessed April 9, 2020 (Swedish).