Hannu Takkula

Hannu Takkula
MEP
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 April 2015
In office
2004–2014
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office
24 March 1995 – 20 July 2004
Personal details
Born 20 November 1963
Ristijärvi, Finland
Political party Centre Party

Hannu Takkula (born on 20 November 1963 in Ristijärvi) is a Finnish politician and Member (MEP) of the European Parliament (EP) with the Centre Party of Finland.

His work focuses mainly on the areas of Education, Culture, Sports, Foreign Relations and Research & Innovation. He is a member of the ALDE group (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and the Centre Party of Finland.

Before attending university, Hannu studied music at the Tampere Conservatory and majored in singing. In 1993 he graduated with a Master of Education from the University of Lapland, going on to teach at Anetjärvi comprehensive school in 1992-1995. Hannu was then elected to the Finnish Parliament and acted as a member on the Education and Culture Committee, Environment Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee until 2004.

Presently, Mr Takkula is the coordinator for his group, ALDE, in the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education, a member of the EP Delegations to Israel and to Australia & New Zealand, a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean as well as a substitute member in the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

Over the past five years, Mr Takkula has hosted the annual weeklong event Supporting Multilingualism through Language Assessment at the European Parliament together with Vice-President Miguel Angel Martínez.

Takkula lost his seat in the 2014 European Parliament election. He returned later in 2015, when Olli Rehn resigned his seat after being elected to the Parliament of Finland.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hannu Takkula aloitti työnsä EU-parlamentissa". Ilta-sanomat. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.

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