Irina Kaarina Krohn (born 10 July 1962) is a Finnish politician and a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She is also member of the city council of

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and has held positions in various other organisations. She was first elected to the parliament in 1995. She was a substitute member of the

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and a member of the Sub-Committees on

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and

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. In December 2005, Krohn was appointed the new managing director of the Finnish Film Foundation; she was succeeded in the Parliament by another Green from Helsinki, Johanna Sumuvuori. Krohn was born in

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. She has a master's from the Theatre Academy of Finland. Krohn was married 18 years to the movie director Wille Mäkelä. They have two children, Rudolf (b. 1993) and Frida (b. 1997). Krohn is the niece of the Finnish author and journalist Kaarina Goldberg.

References

External links

The official website of Irina Krohn (in Finnish)

Council of Europe
* 1962 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Finnish people of German descent Green League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007) Women members of the Parliament of Finland 21st-century Finnish women politicians {{Finland-politician-stub