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Annika Saarikko

Annika Saarikko

Current Member of Parliament

Centre Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   20.04.2011–

Telephone:

09 432 3151

E-mail:

annika.saarikko(at)parliament.fi

Profession / Title:

MA

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Varsinais-Suomi 20.04.2011–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Sipilä) 10.07.2017–05.06.2019
  • Minister of Science and Culture (Rinne) 06.06.2019–08.08.2019
  • Minister of Science and Culture (Marin) 06.08.2020–
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011
    • Transport and Communications Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011, (member) 30.06.2011–05.09.2014, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (deputy member) 09.06.2015–09.07.2017
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 30.06.2011–05.09.2014, (member) 09.06.2015–09.07.2017
    • Committee for the Future (deputy member) 30.06.2011–05.09.2014, (member) 30.01.2015–21.04.2015
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (deputy member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Grand Committee (deputy member) 09.06.2015–09.07.2017
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (deputy member) 10.06.2011–21.04.2015
    • Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (deputy member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015
  • Full name:
    • Saarikko, Annika Virpi Irene
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1983 Oripää
  • Present place of residence:
    • Oripää
  • Education:
    • matriculated 2002 (Lauttakylän lukio), Bachelor of Education 2008 (University of Turku), MA (Media Studies) 2013
  • Career:
    • Prime Minister's Office, special adviser to the PM 2010-2011
    • Prime Minister's Office, special adviser to the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2010
    • Ministry for Foreign Affairs, press liaison to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development 2009-2010
    • Church Council, parish election communications project secretary 2009
    • Church Council, communications officer (locum) 2008
    • Turku and Kaarina Parish Union, communications officer (locum) and project secretary
    • Turku and Kaarina Parish Union, number of temporary jobs 2006-2008
    • JP-Kunnallissanomat, summer reporter 2007, 2008
    • Supply teaching 2002-2008