Contacts & CV

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Itälä, Ville Heimo Antero (Turku)

Political view: Conservative (National Coalition Party, Kansallinen Kokoomus)
Born: May 10, 1959 in Luumäki, Finland
Married to Sari Itälä, born Pihala, since 2002
 

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M) 1989

Career

Acting Writ Server of Turku City Court for fixed—term periods 1982—84
Acting Rural Police Chief for the district of Pöytyä for fixed—term periods 1984—86
Acting Police Commissioner of Naantali for fixed—term periods 1985—88
Acting Town Court Prosecutor of Naantali for fixed—term periods 1985—88
Rural Police Chief for the district of Sipoo in summer 1985
Notary of Vehmaa Judicial District and Acting Circuit Judge 1990
Employed in a law office since 1988
Own law office since 1995

Activity at the European Parliament

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, Vice—Chairman 2004 — 2006
European Parliament, Member
Finnish National Coalition's Delegation, Head of Delegation  
Committee on Transport and Tourism, Member
Committee on Budgetary Control, Vice-Coordinator, Member                                       Delegation to the EU — Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Member
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Substitute
Delegation for relations with the United States, Substitute
 

Societal Activity at the National level 

Deputy Prime Minister 2001—2003
Minister of the Interior 2000—2003
Member of Parliament 1995—2004
Chairman of the parliamentary Constitutional Law Committee 1996—2000
Member of the Board of the National Coalition Youth League 1979
Member of the National Coalition Party Council 1985—90
Chairperson of the Turku Regional Organisation of the National Coalition Party 1987—91
Vice—Chairperson of the National Coalition Party 1999—2001
Chairman of the National Coalition Party 2001—2004