Jussi Saramo

Minister of Education

Left Alliance

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Contact details

Secretary to the Minister

Ms Nanna Bergman
Tel. +358 295 330 152

State Secretary

Ms Minna Kelhä
Tel. +358 295 330 002

Advisers

Mr Dan Koivulaakso, Special Adviser
Tel. +358 2953 3 0058

Ms Niina Jurva, Special Adviser (Early childhood education, primary and lower secondary education)
Tel. +358 295 330 320

Mr Lauri Holappa, Special Adviser (General upper secondary and vocational education and training)
Tel. +358 50 572 4054

Mr Touko Sipiläinen, Special Adviser (Communications of the Minister of Education and the ministerial group of the Left Alliance)
Tel. +358 295 330 143

Mr Henri Purje (Economic policy)
Tel.  +358 295 330 017

Ministry of Education and Culture

Meritullinkatu 10, Helsinki
PO Box 29
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]

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Personal details

Minister of Education, 17 December 2020 to present
Holder of a Vocational Qualification in Information and Communications Technology, Member of Parliament
Left Alliance
Date and place of birth: 9 July 1979 Porvoo rural municipality
Domicile: Vantaa

Political career

Member of Parliament, 2019 to present
Work in Parliament

Left Alliance, 1st Deputy Party Leader, 2019 to present 
Left Alliance, Political Secretary, 2009–2011, 2014–2016
The Party of the European Left, Council of Chairpersons, Member 2009–2016
The Left Youth of Finland, Chair 2005–2009

Vantaa City Council, Member 2009 to present
Porvoo Local Council, Member 2000–2008 
Uusimaa Regional Council, Member 2012–2017
East Uusimaa Regional Council, Member 2004–2008

Other work experience and societal responsibilities

Solaris-lomat, Executive Director 2017–2019
Member of the European Parliament Merja Kyllönen’s Personal Assistant 2014–2016
Ministry of Education and Culture, Special Adviser 2011–2014
Parliament, Personal Assistant to a Member of Parliament, 2004–2005
The Left Youth of Finland, Uusimaa District Secretary 2002–2004
Magnares, Stage and Exhibition Set Builder 2001–2002
Gammelbackan Terä, Youth Worker 2000–2001

Local Government Pensions Institution, Council Member 2017–2020
Vantaan Tilapalvelut Vantti Oy, Board Member 2017–2020

SOSTE, Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health, Board Member 2017-2019
Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy, Board Member 2017–2019
NAL Asunnot Oy, Board Member 2010–2018
Veikkaus, the Finnish National Lottery, Board Member 2012–2015

Other information

Spouse, two children
Language skills: Finnish (mother tongue), English (fluent), Swedish (basic skills), German (elementary skills)
Hobbies: municipal policy-making, canoeing, badminton, guitar playing

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