Kaarina Elisabeth Suonio is a Finnish retired politician and psychologist.
12 Facts About Kaarina Suonio
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Kaarina Suonio represented Helsinki in the Parliament of Finland from 1975 to 1986 as a member of the Social Democratic Party.
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Kaarina Suonio's father was Otto Brusiin, a legal scholar and professor.
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Kaarina Suonio graduated from the Apollo Coeducational School in Helsinki in 1959 and received the Master of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Helsinki in 1964.
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Kaarina Suonio later received the Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki in 1978.
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Additionally, Kaarina Suonio was a lecturer at the University of Helsinki in the 1970s and worked on various television programs about mental health.
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Kaarina Suonio was a member of the City Council of Helsinki from 1973 to 1984.
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Kaarina Suonio was promoted to Minister of Education in December 1982 and held the position until 1986.
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Kaarina Suonio's duties included overseeing government funding of Finnish sports, and she opposed Finland's participation in the South African Grand Prix in the 1980s due to South Africa's policy of apartheid.
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Kaarina Suonio unsuccessfully attempted to stop Keke Rosberg from competing in the 1985 Grand Prix, saying that she wanted to "make sure the Finnish national anthem may not be played in a country which supports apartheid".
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Kaarina Suonio left Parliament in July 1986 to become the deputy mayor of education, culture, and youth in Tampere, a position she held until 1992.
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From 1997 to 2004, Kaarina Suonio was the managing director of Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress centre in the Nordic countries.