Elisa Gebhard

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

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "Kuntavaalien ehdokasasettelu loppusuoralla | Helsinki". helsinki.sdp.fi. 2018-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Elisa Gebhard – Tulospalvelu – Kuntavaalikone 2017 – Helsingin Sanomat". vaalikone.fi. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "Järjestöt: Elisa Gebhard Allianssin puheenjohtajaksi – ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ "Gebhard, Elisa | Päätökset | Helsingin kaupunki". paatokset.hel.fi (in Finnish). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  5. ^ "Kulttuurijaosto". hel.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06.
  6. ^ "Elisa Gebhard Allianssin puheenjohtajaksi – Allianssi". alli.fi. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. ^ "Elisa Gebhard valittiin Allianssin johtoon: "Tehtävämme on nostaa sukupolvipolitiikka keskiöön kaikessa yhteiskunnan toiminnassa"". demokraatti.fi (in Finnish). 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  8. ^ "Sdp | Eduskuntaan nouseva Elisa Gebhard: Sdp:n viestille on tilausta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  9. ^ a b Jompero-Lahokoski, Sanna (2023-04-27). "Helsingin nuorin kansanedustaja Elisa Gebhard, 29, oli lapsena ujo – elämän käännekohta tapahtui Kalliossa". Helsingin Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  10. ^ "Elisa Gebhard pääministerin erityisavustajaksi". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  11. ^ "Poliittisten tuulien tuntija". Finanssiala (in Finnish). 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  12. ^ Immonen, Petri (2015-10-14). "Ensimmäinen vuosi eduskunta-avustajana avarsi nousevan opiskelijapoliitikon Elisa Gebhardin näkemyksiä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-11.