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Irene Ojala

Irene Ojala
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2021
ConstituencyFinnmark
Personal details
Born (1960-10-08) 8 October 1960 (age 64)
Kiberg, Finnmark, Norway
CitizenshipNorwegian
Political partyPatient Focus
Alma materUniversity of the Arctic

Irene Ojala (born 8 October 1960) is a Norwegian politician of the party Patient Focus in Finnmark.[1]

Education

She is a trained social planner and has a bachelor's degree in High North studies.

Career

She is the leader of the voluntary organization Patient Focus and the foundation Alta Hospital with Patient Focus.[2]

Parliament

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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