Background
LAURILA, Ritva Tellervo was born on April 13, 1932 in Helsinki, Finland. Parents: Erik Olavi Toivonen and Anni Alina Toivonen (née Ring).
LAURILA, Ritva Tellervo was born on April 13, 1932 in Helsinki, Finland. Parents: Erik Olavi Toivonen and Anni Alina Toivonen (née Ring).
Helsinki University, Master's degree, 1953. Further Studies at the University of Missouri, USA, 1955-1956.
Member, Helsinki City CncL, since 1973. Chairman, Helsinki City Hospital Board, 1973-1978. Member, Metropolitan District Delegation for Cooperation, 1973-1980.
Advisory Committee, State Police Department, 1974-1987. Chairman, Kokoomus Party Group, 1987-1990. Chairman, Lastenlinna Hospital Executive Committee, since 1977.
Member, Helsinki City Theatre Admin. Board., since 1977, Chairman, 1982-1985, Vice-Chairman, since 1985. Member of Eduskunta, since 1978.
Member, Admin. CncL, Helsinki Co-operative, since 1978, Vice-chairman, since 1980. Member. Group of Representatives, Helsinki Telephone Company, since 1979. Admin. CncL, Yleisradio, since 1979.
Parliamentary Law Committee for Radio and TV, 1980-1984. Admin. CncL, SKOP (Bank), since 1981. Member, Presidential Electorate, 1982 and 1988.
Chairman, Association, of Kokoomus Women, since 1986. Journalist, Ilta-Sanomat (newspaper), 1952 and 1954-1955. Teacher of Finnish and History, Apollo Co-ed.
Grammar School, 1953-1955. PR-officer, SPR (Finnish Red Cross), 1959-1961. Journalist, Sub-Editor, Manager Editor and Editorin-Chief, Kotilààkàri (Magazine on Health Care), 1961-1979.
Spouse The late Erkki Olavi Laurila, 1962. Children: Tero, Erja.