Ilkka Taipale
Väinö Ilkka Ilari Taipale (born 29 November 1942 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician, physician and activist. A social democrat, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland for Helsinki from 1971 to 1975 and 2000 to 2007.[1]
A doctor and surgeon by education, Taipale worked as a physician at several hospitals. He is also a docent of social medicine at University of Tampere.[1]
Taipale has been active in many pacifist organisations and other governmental and non-governmental organisations.[1] In 1966 he launched a political magazine, Ydin.[2]
He is married, with four children, to fellow physician and politician, Vappu Taipale.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ilkka Taipale". eduskunta.fi. Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Iina Soiri; Pekka Peltola (1999). Finland and National Liberation in Southern Africa. Stockholm: Elanders Gotab. p. 20. ISBN 978-91-7106-431-8.
- ^ "Sitkeä sosiaalitantta". Ylioppilaslehti. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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