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Tuula Väätäinen

Tuula Väätäinen

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   19.03.2003–21.04.2015, 17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 432 3189

E-mail:

tuula.vaatainen(at)parliament.fi

Profession / Title:

specialized nurse, family therapist

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Savo-Karelia 17.04.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Constitutional Law Committee (member) 18.06.2019–
Defence Committee (deputy member) 18.06.2019–
Commerce Committee (member) 18.06.2019–

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 27.06.2019–
  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Pohjois-Savo constituency 19.03.2003 - 21.04.2015
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Administration Committee (member) 02.04.2003–18.12.2008
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007, (deputy member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Employment and Equality Committee (deputy member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007
    • Finance Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–21.04.2015, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Agriculture Subcommittee (additional member) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011
    • Subcommittee for Municipal and Health Affairs (member) 04.05.2007–20.09.2007, (Chair) 21.09.2007–19.04.2011, (additional member) 07.06.2013–21.04.2015 (Subcommittee for Social and Labour Affairs) –03.02.2008
    • Housing and Environment Subcommittee (additional member) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 01.09.2011–06.06.2013
    • Defence Committee (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 01.09.2011–21.04.2015
    • Transport and Communications Committee (deputy member) 28.03.2012–11.04.2012
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • The Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 19.03.2003–21.04.2015
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • The Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 22.06.2011–21.04.2015
  • Full name:
    • Väätäinen, Tuula Anneli
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1955 Maaninka
  • Present place of residence:
    • Kuopio
  • Education:
    • auxiliary nurse 1974 (Kuopion sairaanhoito-oppilaitos), nurse 1979 (Kuopion terveydenhuolto-oppilaitos), specialized nurse 1982 (Kuopion terveydenhuolto-oppilaitos), family therapist, advanced level 1992 (University of Kuopio), työnohjaajakoulutus 1999 (Psyko-Team, Helsinki)
  • Career:
    • auxiliary nurse, Karttula health centre/Tervo retirement home
    • specialized nurse, Psychiatric Division, Kuopio University Hospital
    • specialized nurse, Psychiatric Division, Kuopio University Hospital