Päivi Räsänen

Current Member of Parliament

Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   24.03.1995–

Telephone:

09 432 3065

E-mail:

paivi.rasanen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

physician, Licentiate in Medicine

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Häme 24.03.1999–

Present memberships in committees:

Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 26.09.2023–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Committee for the Future (member) 16.06.2025–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 18.06.2019–
NATO Parliamentary Assembly (alternate member) 02.05.2023–
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of the Interior (Katainen) 22.06.2011–31.12.2013
  • Minister of the Interior (Katainen) 01.01.2014–23.06.2014
  • Minister of the Interior (Stubb) 24.06.2014–28.05.2015

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 11.04.2023–

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Häme constituency 24.03.1995 - 23.03.1999
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Chancellery Commission (alternate member) 25.09.2015–16.04.2019, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–18.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003, (alternate member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 23.05.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finance Committee (member) 03.05.2011–22.06.2011
    • Audit Committee (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (alternate member) 06.02.2004–20.03.2007
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Defence Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Education and Culture Committee (member) 05.04.1995–06.02.1997, (member) 10.02.1998–23.03.1999
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 05.04.1995–23.03.1999, (member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003, (member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Intelligence Oversight Committee (member) 26.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Committee for the Future (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007
    • Electors (alternate member) 31.03.1995–23.03.1999
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (alternate member) 04.04.2007–02.05.2007, (alternate member) 10.06.2011–29.06.2011
    • Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 01.06.2007–31.05.2011
    • Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (alternate member) 30.05.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 29.06.2015–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (chair) 23.04.2019–10.04.2023
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 17.09.2015–22.04.2019
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (chair) 20.03.2003–06.10.2004
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 27.03.1995–18.03.2003

  • Full name:
    • Räsänen, Päivi Maria
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1959 Sonkajärvi
  • Present place of residence:
    • Riihimäki
  • Education:
    • Licentiate in Medicine 1984
  • Career:
    • Doctor at the Internal Medicine Department of Riihimäki Regional Hospital 1985-1988
    • Private Physician 1988-1992
    • State Occupational Health Physician 1992-1995