Kaisa Hiilelä

Amanda Katariina (Kaisa) Hiilelä (born Hildén, 23 October 1891 – 4 April 1977) was a Finnish politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland 1930–1958 for the Social Democratic Party of Finland.[1]

Kaisa Hiilelä
Kaisa Hiilelä in 1930
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Häme North constituency
In office
21 October 1930 – 21 July 1958
Personal details
Born23 October 1891
Lempäälä, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died4 April 1977(1977-04-04) (aged 85)
Tampere, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Finland

Life and career

Hiilelä worked as a maid until 1907 when she was employed by the Finlayson cotton mill in Tampere. She joined the Social Democratic Party in 1908. In 1916-1919 Hiilelä worked as a treasurer of the Tampere Workers' Society and 1920–1946 the treasurer and secretary of the Paperworkers' Union.[1]

Hiilelä was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 1930. She was a member of the electoral college in the 1931, 1950 and 1956 presidential elections and a member of the Tampere City Council.[1]

Family

Kaisa Hiilelä's sister was the politician Ida Vihuri. The Minister of Education Reino Oittinen was their nephew.[2]

References
  1. "Kaisa Hiilelä" (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Ripatti, Viljo (1992). R. H. Oittinen: työväen sivistäjästä koulun uudistajaksi. Helsinki: Tammi. p. 8–11. ISBN 951-31003-4-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.