Ben Zyskowicz

Ben Zyskowicz
Ben Zyskowicz (2017)
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Helsinki
Assumed office
24 March 1979 (1979-03-24)
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office
27 April 2011 – 22 June 2011
Preceded bySauli Niinistö
Succeeded byEero Heinäluoma
Personal details
Born (1954-05-24) 24 May 1954
CitizenshipPoland (1954–1959)
Finland (since 1959)
PartyNational Coalition Party
Spouse
Rahime Husnetdin-Zyskowicz
(m. 1982)
Children2
RelativesUniikki (nephew)
Occupationpolitician
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Ben Berl Zyskowicz (born 24 May 1954) is a Finnish politician and member of parliament. Zyskowicz was chairman of the Finnish National Coalition Party's parliamentary group from 1993 to 2006, and has been a member of parliament for the National Coalition Party since 1979. He was the first Jew to be elected to the Finnish parliament. Following the parliamentary elections in April 2011, Zyskowicz was elected as the speaker of the parliament for the duration of negotiations over the governing coalition.

Zyskowicz is the longest-serving member in the history of the Finnish Parliament, having held a seat continuously since 1979.