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Nina Fellman
Nina Fellman (born 16 December 1964) is an Ålandic journalist, politician and member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, she has been a member of the legislature since December 2019. She was briefly a member in November 2015 prior to serving as Minister of Administration and Local Government in the Government of Åland from November 2015 to December 2019. Fellman was born on 16 December 1964. She has a master's degree in philosophy from the Royal Academy of Turku and is a journalist. She was editor-in-chief of ''Nya Åland'' for many years. She is member of the municipal council in Mariehamn and a board member of the Åland Islands Peace Institute The Åland Islands Peace Institute in Mariehamn, Finland, conducts projects and research into peace and conflict issues in a broadly defined sense from the vantage-point of Åland and the special status that Åland enjoys under international law. .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Åland
The Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government. Committees Most parliamentary work is carried out by three standing committees: * Legal Affairs and Culture * Economic and Monetary Affairs * Social Affairs and Local Environment Elections Members are elected every four years using proportional representation and the d'Hondt method. All voters and candidates must be at least 18 years old and eligible in Åland. Latest election For the latest results, see 2023 Ålandic legislative election. Election results by party (1979–2023) See also * Government of Åland * List of speakers of the Parliament of Åland * Municipalities of Åland * Politics of Åland * Parliament of Finland * Government of Finland * Åland State Provincial Office * Swedish Assembly of Finland * Politics of Finland T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipal Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough council, rural council, village council, board of aldermen, or board of selectmen. Australia Because of the differences in legislation between the states, the exact definition of a city council varies. However, it is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status (usually on a basis of population) that are entitled to refer to themselves as cities. The official title is "Corporation of the City of ______" or similar. Some of the urban areas of Australia are governed mostly by a single entity (e.g. Brisbane and other Queensland cities), while others may be controlled by a multitude of much smaller city councils. Also, some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Mariehamn
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
