Elisa Gebhard

Elisa Sisko Gabriela Gebhard (born June 1993 in Helsinki, Finland) is a member of the Helsinki City Council and City Council and a Member of Parliament.[1][2][3][4]

Elisa Gebhard
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Assumed office
2023
ConstituencyHelsinki constituency
Personal details
Born1993
Helsinki, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Finland
OccupationPolitician

Biography

She has served as Chairwoman of the Helsinki Culture and Library Chamber.[5] Gebhard is a social democrat and has also previously served as Chairwoman of the Finnish youth umbrella organisation Allianssi ry[6] and as Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Students SONK.[7] In the 2023 Parliamentary elections Gebhard was elected to the Parliament from the Helsinki constituency with 5 872 votes.[8]

Gebhard works as a legal policy lawyer for the Finnish Bar Association. In the past, he has worked as an assistant to Jutta Urpilainen, Member of Parliament[9] and Special Advisor to Prime Minister Sanna Marini,[10] as well as an expert on public relations in the financial sector.[11] She holds a master's degree in law from the University of Helsinki.[12]

Gebhard's family roots are from Germany, and his father Hannu Gebhard was a painter. Elisa Gebhard is also a painter and has attended the Kallio School of Fine Arts. She is a vegetarian and lives in Kruununhaa, Helsinki.[9]

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