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Arto Satonen

Arto Satonen

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   19.03.2003–

Telephone:

09 432 3110

E-mail:

arto.satonen(at)parliament.fi

Home page:

www.satonen.fi

Profession / Title:

teacher, entrepreneur

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Pirkanmaa 19.03.2003–

Present memberships in committees:

Foreign Affairs Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2022–
Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 29.09.2021–
Employment and Equality Committee (member) 18.06.2019–
Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (deputy member) 18.06.2019–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 13.09.2016–, (Chair) 17.09.2019–, (vice chair) 2016–16.09.2019
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speakers (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Speaker's Council (member) 04.05.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Chancellery Commission (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007, (deputy member) 04.09.2014–21.04.2015, (member) 21.02.2018–02.10.2018, (deputy member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Employment and Equality Committee (deputy member) 09.09.2004–24.10.2005, (member) 25.10.2005–19.04.2011, (Chair) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (deputy member) 18.10.2011–19.12.2012, (member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 03.10.2014–21.04.2015, (deputy member) 08.06.2015–07.09.2016
    • Education and Culture Committee (deputy member) 14.02.2006–05.09.2006
    • Grand Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007, (member) 16.02.2018–28.09.2021, (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Finance Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 03.05.2007–03.09.2014, (member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016, (member) 03.10.2018–16.04.2019
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 03.05.2011–18.12.2012, (Chair) 03.05.2011–26.11.2012, (deputy member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (deputy member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (deputy member) 13.02.2015–21.04.2015, (deputy member) 14.09.2021–29.10.2021
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (deputy member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (deputy member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (deputy member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 10.05.2019–18.06.2019
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (deputy member) 30.03.2007–02.05.2007
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 01.03.2013–08.06.2015
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 12.09.2014–09.09.2016
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 20.06.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • National Coalition Party (2nd vice chair) 13.11.2012–22.06.2014
    • Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party (chair) 23.06.2014–20.06.2016
  • Full name:
    • Satonen, Arto Olavi
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1966 Vammala
  • Present place of residence:
    • Sastamala
  • Education:
    • vocational qualification in business administration 1989 (Southern Satakunta Commercial School), Master of Social Sciences 1997 (University of Lapland)
  • Career:
    • independent fast food entrepreneur 1985-1990
    • sports journalist 1990-1991
    • Financial Secretary, National Coalition Party parliamentary group 1997
    • Visiting Researcher, Waikato University, New Zealand 1998
    • hourly-paid teacher, Tampere Polytechnic, Häme Polytechnic, Satakunta Polytechnic, Pirkanmaa Polytechnic 1999-2003
    • Visiting Lecturer, Miskolc University, Hungary 2000