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Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Maria Vanhanen
Tel. +358 295 163 525
State Secretary
Ms Eila Mäkipää
Tel. +358 295 163 632
Advisers
Ms Laura Lindeberg, Special Adviser (the affairs of the Ministerial Working Group on Health and Social Services as well as matters related to the health and social services reform, services for older people and an amendment of the Act on Care Services for Older Persons)
Tel. +358 295 163 109
Mr Timo Lehtinen, Special Adviser (communications and media relations, affairs of the Ministerial Working Group on Child and Youth Policy and matters related to intoxicant abuse, gambling-related harms and mental health)
Tel. +358 295 163 387
Mr Sampo Varjonen, Special Adviser (Minister Kiuru’s affairs in the Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment, for matters related to the social security reform for the part of the Minister, as well as for matters related to social assistance)
Tel. +358 295 163 603
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki
PO Box 33
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
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Personal details
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, 10 December 2019 to present
Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Date and place of birth: 5 August 1974 Pori
Place of residence: Pori
Political career
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, 10 December 2019 to present
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Rinne), 6 June 2019–10 December 2019
Minister of Education and Communications (Stubb), 24 June 2014–29 May 2015
Minister of Education and Communications (Katainen), 4 April 2014–24 June 2014
Minister of Education (Katainen), 24 May 2013–4 April 2014
Minister of Housing and Communications, matters covered by the Communications Policy Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Katainen), 22 June 2011–24 May 2013
Social Democratic Party, 3rd Deputy Party Leader 2014–2016, 1st Deputy Party Leader 2012–2014, Party Council, Vice Chair 2010–2012
Member of Parliament, 2007 to present
Parliament work
Pori Local Council, Member 2001 to present, Chair 2009–2012 and 2017 to present
Pori Municipal Health Board , Member 2001–2008
Regional Council of Satakunta, Board, Member 2005–2008
Regional Council of Satakunta, Assembly, Member
Other work experience and societal responsibilities
Part-time and full-time acting Teacher of Philosophy, Religion and Expressive Arts and Study Counsellor 1996–2007
University of Tampere, University Consortium of Pori, Planning Officer 2004–2005
Consumers’ Union of Finland, Chair 2007–2011, 2016–2019
Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL, Union Council, Member 2018–2019
Finnish-Estonian Cultural Institute, Board, Member 2017–2019
University of Turku, Faculty of Education, Advisory Committee, Member 2017–2019
University of Turku, Faculty of Social Sciences, Advisory Committee, Member 2017–2019
Finvera Plc, Supervisory Board, Vice-Chair 2016–2019 Advisory Committee, Member 2016–2019
Finnish Red Cross, Board, Vice Chair 2002–2008, Council, Chair 2008–2014
Finnish-Hungarian Friendship Association, Chair 2011
Finnish UN Association, Vice Chair 2010–2011
Parish Union of Pori, Parish Board 2007–2011
Other information
Interests: family and friends, physical exercise, painting
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish, English, Estonian, French (basic skills), Spanish (basic skills) and German (basic skills)
Further information
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