Eva Biaudet
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office
  • 1991–2006
  • 2015–
Minister of Social Services
In office
19 April 2002 – 17 April 2003
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byOsmo Soininvaara
Succeeded byLiisa Hyssälä
In office
15 April 1999 – 25 April 2000
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byOsmo Soininvaara
Personal details
Born (1961-02-27) 27 February 1961
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Political partySwedish People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki

Eva Rita Katarina Biaudet (born 27 February 1961)[1] is a Finnish politician and Member of Parliament of Finland in the parliamentary group of the Swedish People's Party. She returned to the Finnish Parliament in the parliamentary election of April 2015. Eva Biaudet was Member of Parliament of Finland (1991–2006) and is a former Minister of Social Services (1999–2000 and 2002–2003). After the election of 2003 Biaudet did not want to continue as a cabinet minister.[2]

Biaudet was appointed as the Ombudsman for Minorities for a term of five years starting in 2010. A complaint was made concerning her nomination because she was formally unqualified for the office, as she lacked a university degree. Biaudet had studied law, but never graduated.[3] The complaint did not succeed, as Biaudet was granted a special permission.[4] Her lack of a university degree caused a lot of debate and brought accusations of politics in her appointment.[5]

2012 Eva Biaudet was the Swedish People's Party candidate in the Finnish presidential election, finishing 7th with 2.7% of votes in the first round of voting. In June 2011 the U.S. credited Biaudet for her continued work against human trafficking.[6][7]

In 2015, Biaudet could not seek a continuation for her five-year term as the Ombudsman for Minorities due to her lack of a university degree, because the formal qualifications of the office had been defined by law after 2010.[8] She was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 2015 and re-elected in 2019.[1]

Biaudet went to the Swedish co-educational school Nya svenska samskolan.

References

  1. 1 2 Eva Biaudet. Edustajamatrikkeli. Kansanedustajat 1907 –. Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland). (in Finnish)
  2. ↑ "HS Kotimaa 19.3.2003 - Eva Biaudet ei halua enää ministeriksi". 2003-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  3. ↑ Cord, David J. (2012). Mohamed 2.0. Helsingfors: Schildts & Söderströms. p. 6. ISBN 978-951-52-2898-7.
  4. ↑ "atuubi.yle.fi". atuubi.yle.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  5. ↑ Raeste, Jukka-Pekka (2010-05-07). "Eva Biaudet valittiin erivapaudela vähemmistövaltuutetuksi". Helsingin Sanomat. pp. A8.
  6. ↑ "Eva Biaudet palkittiin ihmiskaupan vastaisesta työstään". Yle Uutiset. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Trafficking in Persons Report 2011". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  8. ↑ Biaudet ei saa jatkaa virassa epäpätevyyden takia, Iltalehti 10 March 2015, accessed 11 March 2015.
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