Merja Kyllönen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Merja Kyllönen

Finnish politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1977

Place of Birth: Suomussalmi, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: politician

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Merja Kyllönen (born 25 January 1977) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Finland.
She is a member of the Left Alliance, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
She was the Minister of Transport in Katainen Cabinet 2011–2014.
Since 2014, she has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), representing Finland.In 2018, Kyllönen was the candidate of the Left Alliance in the Finnish presidential election.
In the election, Kyllönen placed seventh with 3 percent of the votes, while the incumbent president Sauli Niinistö went on to secure his second term with a majority of votes.