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Jaakko Laakso

Politician

Jaakko Laakso is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jaakko Laakso · Яакко Лааксо · چاكو لاكسو				[sources]
Alias	Jaakko Tapani Laakso · Laakso Jaakko · Яакко Лааксо · Яакко Тапані Лааксо				[sources]
Birth date	1948-05-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Turku				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Finland				[sources]
Country	Finland				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Jaakko · Jaakko Tapani · Tapani				[sources]
Last name	Laakso				[sources]
Political association	Communist Party of Finland · Finnish People's Democratic League · Left Alliance				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6109579				[sources]
Position	Eduskunta (member, 2003-2007) · Eduskunta (member, 2007-2011) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1991-2003) · member of the Parliament of Finland (1991-2011) · substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2007-2011)				[sources]
Education	University of Helsinki				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Finnish politician and journalist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Tapio Laakso Politician	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Eduskunta	2003-03-19	2007-03-20

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,653

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata334,594

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