About Ilkka Taipale
Born 1942. Ilkka Taipale is a Finnish politician, journalist, psychiatrist and physician.
Väinö Ilkka Ilari Taipale (born 29 November 1942 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician, physician and activist. A social democrat, he was a member of the Parliament of Finland for Helsinki from 1971 to 1975 and 2000 to 2007.
A doctor and surgeon by education, Taipale worked as a physician at several hospitals. He is also a docent of social medicine at University of Tampere.
He is married, with four children, to fellow physician and politician, Vappu Taipale.
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Who is Ilkka Taipale?
Finnish politician and psychiatrist
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Ilkka Taipale was born on 29 November 1942 in Helsinki.
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Ilkka Taipale is a politician, journalist, psychiatrist and physician.
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Ilkka Taipale is Finnish.
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