Päivi Kairamo
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Päivi Kairamo (former Kairamo-Hella, born 10 April 1964)[1] is a Finnish diplomat and civil servant. She has been working as Head of the United Nations Permanent Representation to Geneva from 1 July 2012.[2]
Kairamo was appointed as Finland's ambassador to Turkey on 1 September 2016[3]
Kairamo is a Bachelor of Law degree by education.[3]
She graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1990 and started her career at the Ministry of Labor in 1991. Kairamo worked as a government secretary in the Ministry until 1995. At the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Kairamo worked as a commercial council in 1995-1997 and 1998 and in Parliament as Committee on Social Affairs and Health 1997.[1]
Between 1998 and 2000, Kairamo served as a specialist in Finland's permanent EU delegation. She worked as a European Commission official for 2000–2005. Kairamo was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of Finland 2005-2009 and at the Office of the President 2009–2012.[1]
Kairamo is a Social Democrat.[4]
Kairamo's father was Aimo Kairamo's former editor-in-chief of the Finnish Social Democrat newspaper.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Päivi Kairamon Curriculum Vitae". Suomen pysyvä edustusto, Geneve.
- ^ "Päivi Kairamo-Hella pysyvän edustuston päälliköksi Geneveen". Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
- ^ a b Nalbantoglu, Minna. "Vallankaappausyritys, puhdistukset, sota Syyriassa – Suomen uusi Turkin-lähettiläs aloittaa keskellä suurta myllerrystä". Helsingin Sanomat.
- ^ Presidentin kansliapääliköksi Demari-nainen= (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma-WSOY. pp. A4.
- ^ "Halosen kansliapäälliköksi Aimo Kairamon tytär". Iltasanomat.