Eeva Kuuskoski

Eeva Maija Kaarina Kuuskoski (born 4 October 1946) is a Finnish politician and physician. She was Member of the Parliament of Finland for Finland Proper from 1979 to 1995 and Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1992.[1]

Eeva Kuuskoski
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
6 May 1983 – 29 April 1987
In office
26 April 1991 – 23 April 1992
Personal details
Born4 October 1946 (1946-10-04) (age 77)
Aura, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition Party (prior to 1980) Centre Party (since 1980)

Life

Kuuskoski worked as a physician before being elected to the Parliament in 1979. Initially a member of the National Coalition Party, she switched to the Centre Party in 1980.[1] She ran for Leader of the Centre Party in 1990 but was defeated by Esko Aho.[2] Kuuskoski resigned from the Aho Cabinet in 1992 to protest against public spending cuts.[3] In 1994, she ran for President of Finland as an independent candidate, receiving 2.6 per cent of the popular vote in the first round.

In 1995, Kuuskoski left politics to work for the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and was appointed its general secretary in 1998.[1] In 2007 she was removed from office[4] after she had been convicted of assaulting Helena Molander, an employee of the Mannerheim League.[5] Since 2015 Kuuskoski has been chairwoman of the Pensioner Alliance.[6]

Personal life

In 1973 Kuuskoski married Member of the Parliament Juha Vikatmaa who committed suicide next year. In 1991 she married journalist Pentti Manninen and gave birth to a daughter.[1]

References
  1. Eeva Kuuskoski Parliament of Finland. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
  2. Arto Astikainen: Esko Aho ponkaisi keskustan johtajaksi; Kuuskoski-Vikatmaa suosikki vielä ensi kierroksella Helsingin Sanomat on June 17, 1990. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
  3. Pekka Väisänen: Kuuskoski jättää Ahon hallituksen "En tavoittele presidentti- ehdokkuutta 1994 vaaleissa" Helsingin Sanomat on April 23, 1992. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
  4. Eeva Kuuskoski saa lähteä! Ilta-Sanomat on June 20, 2007. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
  5. Eeva Kuuskoskelle sakot lyömisestä Ilta-Sanomat on January 31, 2007. (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
  6. Kuuskoski's official website (In Finnish.) Retrieved on March 3, 2017.
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