Personal details

Minister of Transport and Communications (Vanhanen), 24 September 2005–18 April 2007

 

Social Democratic Party, Board of Directors, 2008 to present

 

Member of Parliament, 1999 to present

Parliamentary Grand Committee, Member, 2011-2013

Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe, Chairperson, 2011-2013

Finnish Delegation to the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference, Chair, 2011–2013

Audit Committee, 2012–2013

Social Democratic Party parliamentary group, 1st Vice Chair, 2003-2005

Environment Committee, Member 1999–2001 and 2008–2011, Chair 2007–2008 and 2009–2011, Vice Chair 2011

Finance Committee, 2003–2005

Committee for the Future, 1999-2003

Commerce Committee, 1999–2003

 

Free lance trainer and journalist, 1994–1999

Finnish Youth Co-operation - Allianssi, campaign against racism,  Coordination Secretary, 1996–1997

Association Instructor, 1991–1993

 

Jyväskylä City Council, 1993-2008

Central Finland Hospital District, Council, Chair 2001-2005

 

WWF, Supervisory Board, 2012-2013

Itella plc, Supervisory Board, Member 2008–2013

Network for family sports, Chair 2007-2011

Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters, Vice Chair 2009–2011

HIV Foundation, Board Member 2005

Vattenfall AB, Advisory Board 2005

Finnish Children's Parliament, Advisory Committee, Chair 2004–2005

Central Finland Mother and Child Homes and Shelters, Executive Board 2003–2005

Taksvärkki Association - Operation a Day's Work Finland, Chair 2000–2003

S-Group Keskimaa, Supervisory Board 1998-2003

National Sports Council, Member 1996–2003, Vice Chair 2007–2011, Chair of the sub-committee for persons with special needs 2007–2011

Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, youth committee, Chair 1995–2003

Veikkaus Oy – Finnish National Lottery, Supervisory Board 1994–2005

Social Democratic Youth, Vice Chair, 1994–1996

OKO Bank, Central Finland, Supervisory Board 1992–1999

 

Spouse: Timo Koivisto

Two children

Language skills: Finnish, Swedish and English

 

 

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