Heidi Hautala
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Heidi Hautala MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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In office 14 July 2009 – 21 June 2011 |
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In office 1 January 1995 – 25 March 2003 |
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| Constituency | Finland |
| Minister for International Development | |
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In office 22 June 2011 – 16 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
| Preceded by | Paavo Väyrynen |
| Succeeded by | Pekka Haavisto |
| Chair of the Finnish Green Party | |
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In office 1 March 1987 – 19 May 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Kalle Könkkölä |
| Succeeded by | Pekka Sauri |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
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In office 16 March 2003 – 14 July 2009 |
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In office 5 March 1991 – 19 March 1995 |
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| Constituency | Central Finland |
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Heidi Anneli Hautala 14 November 1955 Oulu, Finland |
| Political party |
 FinnishGreen League  EUEuropean Green Party |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Website | www |
Heidi Anneli Hautala (born 14 November 1955) is an Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland. She is a member of the Green League, part of the European Green Party.
She is currently a Member of the European Parliament for the third time. Previously she held the post from 1995 to 2003 and 2009 to 2011 when 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 was born in the northern Finnish city of Oulu in 1955. Her father was a high-ranking war-hero who later went on to become one of the region’s most powerful bankers.
Hautala holds a master's degree in horticulture. She speaks Finnish, English, Swedish, German, French and some Russian.
Hautala was the leader of the Finnish Green Party from 1987 to 1991, and a presidential candidate in 2000 and 2006. She was a member of the national parliament from 1991 to 1995.
After Finland joined the European Union (EU) in 1995, Hautala was elected to the European Parliament. Between 1998 and 1999, she served as chair of the Committee on Women's Rights. She later led the Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2002, alongside Paul Lannoye.
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