Fatim Diarra
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Helsinki
Assumed office
5 April 2023
Personal details
Born1986 (age 37–38)
Vantaa, Finland
Political partyGreen League
Websitehttps://www.fatimdiarra.fi/

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

  1. ↑ Diarra, Fatim. "Tarinani". Fatim Diarran verkkosivut. 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.
  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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