Kantola was born in Rymättylä, Finland. He graduated as Doctor of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 1994. He served as General Secretary of the Archdiocese of Turku from 1994 to 1998 and then as Bishop of the Archdiocese.[1] In 2005 Kantola resigned after it was revealed that he had an extramarital affair with a married female minister. This was the first time when a Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Finland resigned prematurely.[2]
In 2007, Kantola was elected to the Parliament of Finland from the electoral district of Finland Proper. Next year he was elected to the City Council of Turku. He has been twice re-elected to both the Parliament and the City Council. From 2011 to 2015, he chaired the Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle). Kantola is currently member of the Constitutional Law Committee and Education and Culture Committee of the Parliament.[1]
ilkka, kantola, ilkka, tapani, kantola, born, march, 1957, finnish, politician, lutheran, minister, been, social, democratic, member, parliament, finland, since, 2007, previously, served, bishop, turku, contents, life, electoral, history, parliamentary, electi. Ilkka Tapani Kantola born 17 March 1957 is a Finnish politician and Lutheran minister He has been a Social Democratic member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007 Previously he served as Bishop of Turku 1 Ilkka Kantola Contents 1 Life 2 Electoral history 2 1 Parliamentary elections 2 2 Municipal elections 3 References 4 External linksLife editKantola was born in Rymattyla Finland He graduated as Doctor of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 1994 He served as General Secretary of the Archdiocese of Turku from 1994 to 1998 and then as Bishop of the Archdiocese 1 In 2005 Kantola resigned after it was revealed that he had an extramarital affair with a married female minister This was the first time when a Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Finland resigned prematurely 2 In 2007 Kantola was elected to the Parliament of Finland from the electoral district of Finland Proper Next year he was elected to the City Council of Turku He has been twice re elected to both the Parliament and the City Council From 2011 to 2015 he chaired the Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle Kantola is currently member of the Constitutional Law Committee and Education and Culture Committee of the Parliament 1 Electoral history editParliamentary elections edit Year Electoral district Votes Result 2007 Finland Proper 5 091 Elected 2011 Finland Proper 6 339 Elected 2015 Finland Proper 5 908 Elected 3 Municipal elections edit Year Municipality Votes Result 2008 Turku 1 680 Elected 2012 Turku 675 Elected 2017 Turku 621 Elected 3 References edit a b c Ilkka Kantola Parliament of Finland Retrieved 14 April 2017 Suramo Ari Mita Missa Milloin 2006 Otava pp 82 83 ISBN 951 1 20203 0 a b Information service Vaalit fi Ministry of Justice of Finland Retrieved 14 April 2017 External links editOfficial website Religious titles First Bishop of Turku1998 2005 Succeeded byKari Makinen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ilkka Kantola amp oldid 1175630205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
