What is Maarit Feldt-Ranta?
[[File:Maarit Feldt-Ranta.jpg|right|200px]] '''Maarit Kristiina Feldt-Ranta ''' (26 April 1968 – 27 November 2019) was a Finnish politician. She represented the [[Social Democratic Party of Finland]]. She had represented the electoral district of [[Uusimaa (electoral district)|Uusimaa]] in the [[Parliament of Finland]] from March 2007 through April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maarit Feldt-Ranta|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/931.aspx|publisher=Parliament of Finland|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she was elected as the vice-chair of the party.<ref>{{cite web|title=SDP:n varapuheenjohtajiksi kukitettiin Marin, Feldt-Ranta ja Skinnari|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9442278|publisher=Yle|date=4 February 2017|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> Feldt-Ranta was born in [[Karis]], Finland. In January 2019, Feldt-Ranta announced her retirement because she was re-diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000005976467.html |title=Maarit Feldt-Ranta luopuu eduskuntavaalien ehdokkuudestaan – syöpä uusiutui |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=24 January 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019 |language=fi}}</ref> In May, she stopped treatment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000006093405.html |title=HS Kuukausiliite: Maarit Feldt-Rannan syöpähoidot lopetettu – elinaikaa kuukausia |work=Ilta-Sanomat |date=4 May 2019 |access-date=4 May 2019 |language=fi}}</ref> She died six months later on 27 November from the disease at the age of 51.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000006323633.html |title=Entinen kansanedustaja Maarit Feldt-Ranta on kuollut 51-vuotiaana |date=2019-11-28 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Feldt-Ranta, Maarit}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer]] [[Category:Finnish politicians]] {{bio-stub}}