Uma Aaltonen
Ulla-Maija "Uma" Aaltonen (born August 28, 1940 in Vihti ; † July 13, 2009 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish author, journalist and politician for the Green Bund .
Aaltonen fell ill with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1993 and was subsequently committed to improving the quality of life and equal opportunities in the treatment and care of MS sufferers both in Finland and internationally (in the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation and the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform ). In 2003 and 2004 she was a short-term as a member of the Group of the Greens deputies in the European Parliament after for Heidi Hautala who succeeded. She used her time in the European Parliament to compile an official EU report ( Aaltonen Report ) on the situation of people with MS in Europe.
Web links
Entry on Uma Aaltonen in the European Parliament 's database of deputies
Individual evidence
- ^ Farewell to Uma Aaltonen. (No longer available online.) German Multiple Sclerosis Society, Bundesverband e. V., July 16, 2009, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; Retrieved June 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Aaltonen, Uma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aaltonen, Ulla-Maija (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish author, journalist and politician, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vihti |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2009 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |