- Riitta Myller
Riitta Myller (born
12 July 1956 inJoensuu ,North Karelia ) is a Finnish politician andMember of the European Parliament . She is a member of theSocial Democratic Party of Finland , which is part of theParty of European Socialists , and sits on theEuropean Parliament 's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.She is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a member of the delegation for relations with the
Gulf States , includingYemen , and a substitute for the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.Career
* Master's degree in social sciences
* Freelance journalist, Yleisradio (1983-1987)
* Member, Joensuu Town Council (1980-1995)
* Member of Parliament (1987-1994)
* posts held in the Finnish Parliament
* member, Transport Committee (1987-1990 and 1991-1994)
* member, Grand Committee (1987-1990 and 1993-1994)
* member, Environment Committee (1991-1994)
* Member of the Finnish group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (1990-1994)
* Member of the European Parliament (since 1995)
* Vice-chairwoman of the PSE Group (1997-2004)
* Member, EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-2004) and substitute member (1995-1999)
* substitute member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1999-2004)
* substitute member, Temporary Committee of Inquiry into BSE (1997)
* substitute member, Temporary Committee on Human Genetics (2001-2002)
* member, Temporary Committee on Improving Safety at Sea (2003-2004)
* member, Committee on Regional Policy (1995-1999)External links
* [http://www.riittamyller.net Official website]
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=2062 European Parliament biography]
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/europe/03/myller_photo_journal/html/default.stm Photo journal by Myller about life as an MEP] featured on theBBC News website
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