Speaker of the Finnish Parliament begins official visit to Vietnam

At the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, on March 24, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Finland Jussi Halla-aho began an official visit to Vietnam.

On the afternoon of March 24, 2024, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Finland Jussi Halla-aho arrived in Hanoi , starting an official visit to Vietnam. Photo: VNA

Accompanying the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Jussi Halla-aho, were: Mr. Sakari Puisto, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Group of the Finns Party, Chairman of the Committee on Trade; Mr. Atte Kaleva, Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party, Chairman of the Finnish Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP); Ms. Inka Hopsu, Member of Parliament, Second Vice Chairwoman of the Green Party Parliamentary Group, member of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with ASEAN; Ms. Laura Kamras, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation; Mr. Sampo Saarinen, Advisor on International Affairs to the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament.

Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Jussi Halla-aho was born in 1971 in Tampere, Finland. Mr. Jussi Halla-aho holds a Master's degree in Russian Language and Literature from the University of Helsinki and a PhD in Slavic Languages and Cultures from the University of Helsinki.

In 2008, Mr. Jussi Halla-aho became a member of the Helsinki City Council. He has held various positions in international organizations. During the periods 3/5/2011-20/6/2012 and 16/2/2022-4/4/2023, he was a member of the International Affairs Forum.

From 10/10/2013 to 30/6/2014, he served as Deputy Head of the Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. From 9/2/2022 to 4/4/2023, he served as Deputy Head of the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council. From 21/6/2023, he became President of the International Affairs Forum.

In the Finnish Parliament, he serves as Chairman of the Administrative Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee. He was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 20 April 2011 to 21 April 2015.

Since April 17, 2019, he has continued to be a Member of the Finnish Parliament. He was Chairman of the Finns Party for the period 2017-2021. Since June 21, 2023, he has been the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament.

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