Education
Turunen graduated from Roskilde University in Social Science and Working Studies and lives with her boyfriend in northwest Copenhagen.
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Emilie Turunen
Edit ProfileMember of the European Parliament politician
Career
She now represents Social Democrat / Party of European Socialists . Before being elected she was in charge of the Youth of the Socialist People"s Party and worked with the Danish Social Forum. She is also a substitute on the Employment and Social Affair Committee, the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis and the delegation to Iran. She is particularly active against the trafficking of women.
After Swedish Member of the European Parliament Amelia Andersdotter, Turunen is also the youngest Member of the European Parliament of the 7th European Parliament.
On March 20, 2013 she left Socialistisk Folkeparti for the Social Democrat.
Membership
She was elected to represented the Danish constituency in the 2009 European election as a member of the Socialistisk Folkeparti (And in the European Green Party). After being elected to the European Parliament, Turunen has become vice-chairperson of the Green-Free Alliance group, a member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, a member of the delegation to south east Asia.
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Born
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Nationality
Denmark -
Political Party
Social Democrats