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Merja Hannele Eräpolku Parliamentary assistant to MEP Sari Essayah, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Born in 1969, Nurmijärvi, Finland
Family relations: Remarried since 2005, two children born in 1994 and 1998
Contact information: email: merja.erapolku@europarl.europa.eu, Tel. +32 499 721 108, +358 50 560 3261
Education: Higher school examination 1988, Rajamäen lukio Master of Political Science 2002, Helsinki University
Working Experience: Employed temporarily in different positions in 1986-1990 Secretary General of the Finnish Christian Union Youth 1990-1991 Secretary General of the Finnish Christian Union Parliamentary Group, Finnish Parliament 1991-2009 Parliamentary assistant, MEP Sari Essayah/EPP, European Parliament, Brussels, 2009-
Positions of responsibility: Member of the Helsinki University Student Council 1990-1993 Several responsibilities in the organisation of Finnish Christian Union Youth in 1992-1998 Member of the Nummi-Pusula county council 1997-2011 and executive board 2007-2009 Several other duties in the Nummi-Pusula county, for example chairman of the board of inspection 2000-2003 Member of the Pusula Lutheran parish council 1999-2009
International participation: Member of the board of Kristdemokratisk Ungdom i Norden in 1993 Member of the CD-delegation in seminars and conferencies of following organisations 1990-1997: - Kristdemokratisk Ungdom i Norden (KDUN) - European Young Christian Democrats (EYCD) - United Student of Europe (USE) - Youth of European People`s Party (YEPP)
Participating: - Nordic CD-meetings in 1997, 2001, 2004 - ECPM seminar in 2007, 2010 - EPP Group Study Days in Madeira, 2010 - EFI (the European Friends of Israel) 2nd Political Conferance in Jerusalem, 2011 - Holocaust Studies for Christian Leaders at The International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem, 2011
Language skills: - Finnish (mother tongue) - English (fluent) - Swedish - French (basics) (Earlier basic studies in German, Italian, ancient Greek and old Hebrew) |