Ilkka Taipale
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Ilkka Taipale in 2006
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 of Medicine and Surgery by education, Taipale has 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]
He is married, with four children, to fellow physician and politician, Vappu Taipale.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ilkka Taipale". eduskunta.fi. Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Sitkeä sosiaalitantta". Ylioppilaslehti. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Helsinki
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–72)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–75)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07)
- Finnish pacifists
- 20th-century Finnish physicians
- Physicians from Helsinki