Maarit Feldt-Ranta

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 in the Parliament of Finland from March 2007 through April 2019.^[1] In 2017, she was elected as the vice-chair of the party.^[2] Feldt-Ranta was born in Karis, Finland.

Feldt-Ranta in 2012

In January 2019, Feldt-Ranta announced her retirement because she was re-diagnosed with stomach cancer.^[3] In May, she stopped treatment.^[4] She died six months later on 27 November from the disease at the age of 51.^[5]