Sofia Virta

Sofia Virta
Sofia Virta
	Sofia Virta in 2023
Chairman of the Green League
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 June 2023
Preceded by	Maria Ohisalo
Member of Parliament; for Varsinais-Suomi
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 April 2019
Personal details
Born	21 June 1990 (age 34); Kaarina, Southwest Finland, Finland
Political party	Green League
Profession	Master of Education, entrepreneur
Website	https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/kansanedustajat/Pages/1411.aspx

Sofia Marjanna Virta (born 21 June 1990) is a Finnish politician of the Green League currently serving as a member of the Parliament of Finland for the Varsinais-Suomi constituency since 2019, as well as the current chairman of the Green League since 10 June 2023.^[1]

Political career

In the spring 2017 municipal elections, Virta became a member of the Kaarina city council; she was re-elected in the 2021 elections.^[2]

In the spring 2019 parliamentary elections, she became a member of the Parliament of Finland.^[3]

In the beginning of 2022, she was elected to the Varsinais-Suomi regional council,^[4] where she serves as the chairman of the Green League.

Present memberships in committees

Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 18.06.2019–

Committee for the Future (deputy member) 18.06.2019–

Employment and Equality Committee (member) 18.06.2019–

Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (deputy member) 18.06.2019–

References

^ "Sofia Virta". The Finnish Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Ehdokassivu - Kuntavaalit 2021 - Yle.fi". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Käkönen, Johanna (14 April 2019). "Kaarinan Sofia Virta nousi eduskuntaan – kokoomus sai kaupungisssa eniten ääniä". Kaarina-lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ "Varsinais-Suomi | Tulospalvelu | Aluevaalit 2022". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Maria Ohisalo	Chairman of the Green League 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] "Sofia Virta". The Finnish Parliament. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Ehdokassivu - Kuntavaalit 2021 - Yle.fi". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[3] Käkönen, Johanna (14 April 2019). "Kaarinan Sofia Virta nousi eduskuntaan – kokoomus sai kaupungisssa eniten ääniä". Kaarina-lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[4] "Varsinais-Suomi | Tulospalvelu | Aluevaalit 2022". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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