Fatim Diarra

Fatim Diarra
Fatim Diarra
Member of the Finnish Parliament; for Helsinki
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 April 2023
Personal details
Born	1986 (age 37–38); Vantaa, Finland
Political party	Green League
Website	https://www.fatimdiarra.fi/

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Fatim Winshett El Habib Diarra^[1] (born 1986^[2]) is a Finnish politician.

Biography

She was elected to the Parliament of Finland from the Helsinki constituency in the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election.^[3] She has been a city councilor in Helsinki since 2017, and was elected Chair of the City Council of Helsinki in June 2021.^[4] She served as a deputy chairperson of her party Green League from 2019 to 2021.^[5]

Diarra chairs Naisasialiitto Unioni, the oldest feminist organization in Finland, and in June 2021 she was elected to the Board of Administration of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL).^[6]

She is active also in the Black Lives Matter movement and for body positivity.^[7] In the past, Fatim Diarra was active in the scout movement.^[8]

Diarra was born to a Finnish mother and Malian father.^[9]

References

^ Diarra, Fatim. "Tarinani". Fatim Diarran verkkosivut. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ Typpö, Annamari. "Perhepolitiikkaa uudistamassa". Yrittäjänainen. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
^ "Fatim Diarra | Results Service | Parliamentary Elections 2023 | yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi.
^ DGM (2021-06-30). "Breaking: Fatim Diarra elected Chairman Helsinki City Council". Diaspora Glitz Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-01.^{[better source needed]}
^ "Fatim Diarra — CV". Fatim Diarra.
^ NYTKIS ry (9 June 2021). "Fatim Diarra and Silla Kakkola elected to the Board of European Women's Lobby". NYTKIS.
^ "Fatim Diarra: Kehotarina". Vihreät Naiset - Gröna Kvinnor (in Finnish). 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ "Fatim Diarra: An Activism Journey Rooted in Scouting". www.scout.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
^ Paastela, Kaisa (20 August 2019). "Helsinkiläispäättäjä alueiden eriarvoistumisesta: "Vaatii myös uskallusta poliitikoilta"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[tarinani-1] Diarra, Fatim. "Tarinani". Fatim Diarran verkkosivut. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

[2] Typpö, Annamari. "Perhepolitiikkaa uudistamassa". Yrittäjänainen. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

[3] "Fatim Diarra | Results Service | Parliamentary Elections 2023 | yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi.

[4] DGM (2021-06-30). "Breaking: Fatim Diarra elected Chairman Helsinki City Council". Diaspora Glitz Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-01.^{[better source needed]}

[5] "Fatim Diarra — CV". Fatim Diarra.

[6] NYTKIS ry (9 June 2021). "Fatim Diarra and Silla Kakkola elected to the Board of European Women's Lobby". NYTKIS.

[7] "Fatim Diarra: Kehotarina". Vihreät Naiset - Gröna Kvinnor (in Finnish). 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

[8] "Fatim Diarra: An Activism Journey Rooted in Scouting". www.scout.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

[9] Paastela, Kaisa (20 August 2019). "Helsinkiläispäättäjä alueiden eriarvoistumisesta: "Vaatii myös uskallusta poliitikoilta"". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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