Irene Ojala | |
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Member of the Storting | |
Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
Constituency | Finnmark |
Personal details | |
Born | Kiberg,Finnmark,Norway | 8 October 1960
Citizenship | Norwegian |
Political party | Patient Focus |
Alma mater | University of the Arctic |
Irene Ojala (born 8 October 1960) is a Norwegian politician of the party Patient Focus in Finnmark. [1]
She is a trained social planner and has a bachelor's degree in High North studies.
She is the leader of the voluntary organization Patient Focus and the foundation Alta Hospital with Patient Focus. [2]
In 2021,Ojala won election to the Storting as a representative from Finnmark.
Following the Storting meeting regarding the electricity prices in September 2022,Ojala was denied to hold a speech because her party was considered an electoral list rather than a political party. She called it "undemocratic". The President of the Storting argued that she still could have held her speech had she asked to participate during the three minutes of discussion. [3]
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