Tarja Cronberg

Tarja Cronberg ( née Mattila, born June 29, 1943 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician of the Green Party. Since 2011, she sits in the European Parliament.

Life

Cronberg studied economics and engineering sciences, including at the University of Lund in Sweden and at the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. She speaks seven languages ​​fluently.

From 2003 to 2007, Cronberg MP for the Green Party federal government in the Finnish Parliament, elected in North Karelia. She was party chairman from 2005 to 2009. From 2007 to 2009, Cronberg Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of Matti Vanhanen.

In 2009, she had to undergo treatment for breast cancer undergo and handed party chairmanship and the Ministry of Labour Anni Sinnemäki. In June 2011 she moved for Heidi Hautala, according to the European Parliament, when it was appointed as Development Minister in the government Katainen.

In EU Parliament Cronberg is Chairman of the Delegation for relations with Iran and a member of the Conference of Delegation Chairs, Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence.