About Me
I am Li Andersson, a Member of the European Parliament and a former Member of the Finnish Parliament and Chair of the Left Alliance. I am currently the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. I have a little daughter named Ava. I was born in Turku in 1987 and have lived here all my life.
I have been involved in politics for more than 10 years and I am still driven by the following big goals: increasing equality, strengthening workers’ rights, reducing poverty and solving the climate crisis.
Before my political and organizational life, I worked as a cashier at Moomin World, a hotel receptionist, a waiter and dishwasher, a Greenpeace fundraiser, a sorter in a fruit factory in France and a translator. In the organizational world, I have worked as the secretary general of the student organization of Finland’s Svenska Skolungdomsförbund, as the deputy district secretary of the Left Youth of Southwest Finland, and as an intern for Civil Rights Defenders.
I have a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. I studied international law at the University of Åbo Akademi, specializing in international human rights and refugee law. I also studied Russian language and culture as a minor.
In my spare time I try to read as much as possible, it is the best way to relax and develop my own thinking. I also enjoy slow mornings, open water swimming, going to concerts and spending time with friends. I am an incurable coffee addict.
Contact
li.andersson@europarl.europa.eu
+358 40 508 8697
Interviews and other requests:
Aleksi Karppinen
aleksi.karppinen@europarl.europa.eu
+32 471 29 89 36