Mats Nyby Explained

Mats Nyby
Birth Date:17 November 1946
Birth Place:Jakobstad, Finland
Death Place:Jakobstad, Finland
Nationality:Finnish
Party:SDP
Office:Member of the Parliament of Finland
Term Start:1983
Term End:1999
Constituency:Vaasa

Mats Nyby (17 November 1946 – 11 May 2021) was a Finnish politician.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), he served in Parliament from 1983 to 1999.[2]

Nyby was heavily involved in the local politics of his hometown, Jakobstad. He chaired the city council from 1983 to 1996 and was awarded the title of ('city councilor') by President Tarja Halonen in 2008.[3]

Before moving into politics, Nyby was a schoolteacher in Jakobstad.

Notes and References

  1. News: Höri. Pentti. 12 May 2021. Pietarsaarelainen ex-kansanedustaja Mats Nyby on kuollut. Finnish. Pietarsaaren Sanomat. Jakobstad. 13 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Mats Nyby. Eduskunta Riksdagen. Finnish.
  3. Web site: Tasavallan presidentin 5.12.2008 myöntämät arvonimet (143 kpl). Valtioneuvosto.fi. Finnish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810204443/http://valtioneuvosto.fi/tiedostot/julkinen/arvonimet/20081205/arvonimet_051208.pdf. 10 August 2014.