Satu Hassi

Satu Maijastiina Hassi (born 3 Juin 1951) is a Finnish politeecian, an Memmer o the European Pairlament for the Green League. She servit as the Meenister o Environment an Development Co-Operation in Paavo Lipponen's seicont cabinet atween 15 Aprile 1999 an 31 Mey 2002; in accordance wi her pairty's poseetion on the issue, she quit the cabinet in protest o the govrenment's decision tae big a fift nuclear pouer plant in Finland. Hassi servit as the leader o her pairty atween 1999 an 2001. She wis a member o the naitional pairlament frae 1991 tae 2004; she left the pairlament when she wis electit tae the European Pairlament as the sole Finnish Green representative in the 2004 election.

Satu Hassi MEP
Meenister o Environment
In office 15 Apryle 1999 – 31 Mey 2002
Prime Meenister	Paavo Lipponen
Precedit bi	Pekka Haavisto
Succeedit bi	Jouni Backman
Member o the European Pairlament for Finland
In office 20 Julie 2004 – 30 June 2014
Member o the Finnish Pairlament
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 Apryle 2015
In office 22 Mairch 1991 – 20 Julie 2004
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-03) 3 Julie 1951 Helsinki, Finland
Naitionality	Finnish
Poleetical pairty	Green League
Wabsteid	www.satuhassi.net

In the European Pairlament she is Vice Preses o the Committee on the Environment, Public Health an Fuid Safety, vice member o the Committee on Industry, Research an Energy an member o the Temporary Committee on Climate Change.

Hassi wis previously a taistoist, a pro-Soviet member o the Communist Pairty in the 1970s. She haes a licentiate in technology, haes wirkit as an ingineer in a pouer company an taught at Tampere Varsity o Technology. She haes published three novels, a collection o poems an several essays. She haes an aw been co-author o a series o physics beuks for heich schuil students.

Hassi haes recovered frae breast cancer.

External links

• (in Finnish) Offeecial wabsteid

Pairty poleetical offices
Precedit bi Tuija Brax	Chairperson of the Green League 1997–2001	Succeedit bi Osmo Soininvaara