Ville Itälä

Ville Itälä


Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 2004 – 29 February 2012
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 24 March 1995 – 20 July 2004
Personal details
Born	(1959-05-10) 10 May 1959 Luumäki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Political party	National Coalition Party

Ville Heimo Antero Itälä (born 10 May 1959 in Luumäki) is a Finnish politician. He was elected member of the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) from the district of Southwest Finland in 1995. Itälä served as the Minister of Interior under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen in 2000–2003. He was elected chairman of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in 2001. Following his resignation as party leader in 2004, he was succeeded by Jyrki Katainen. Itälä was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 29 February 2012.

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Chairmen of the National Coalition Party

Hugo Suolahti E. N. Setälä Antti Tulenheimo Hugo Suolahti Kyösti Haataja Paavo Virkkunen Juho Kusti Paasikivi Pekka Pennanen Edwin Linkomies K. F. Lehtonen Arvo Salminen Jussi Saukkonen Juha Rihtniemi Harri Holkeri Ilkka Suominen Pertti Salolainen Sauli Niinistö Ville Itälä Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb Petteri Orpo

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