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Sirpa Paatero

Sirpa Paatero

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   01.02.2006–

Telephone:

09 432 3081

E-mail:

sirpa.paatero(at)parliament.fi

Additional information:

01.02.2006 -
Predecessor as an MP: Sinikka Mönkäre /

Profession / Title:

preventive substance abuse counsellor

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 22.04.2015–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister for International Development (Stubb) 26.09.2014–28.05.2015
  • Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019
  • Minister of Local Government (Marin) 10.12.2019–
  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Kymi constituency 01.02.2006 - 21.04.2015
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 14.02.2006–20.03.2007, (deputy member) 03.04.2007–17.04.2009
    • Commerce Committee (member) 14.02.2006–29.06.2011, (member) 30.06.2011–25.09.2014
    • Grand Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Finance Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007, (deputy member) 30.06.2011–25.09.2014
    • Defence Committee (member) 03.04.2007–09.09.2009, (deputy member) 10.09.2009–29.06.2011, (member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (deputy member) 21.04.2009–29.06.2011
    • Committee for the Future (member) 10.09.2009–29.06.2011
    • Environment Committee (member) 30.06.2011–01.06.2012, (member) 14.05.2013–31.05.2013, (deputy member) 04.06.2013–25.09.2014
    • Agriculture Subcommittee (member) 01.09.2011–06.06.2012
    • Sub-committee for Employment and the Economy (member) 01.09.2011–25.09.2014
    • Tax Subcommittee (member) 07.06.2012–25.09.2014
    • Administration Committee (member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (deputy member) 08.02.2019–16.04.2019
    • Auditors of the Bank of Finland (deputy member) 01.01.2006–31.12.2006
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (deputy member) 04.04.2007–14.09.2007, (deputy member) 12.02.2008–15.02.2008
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • The Social Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 22.06.2011–29.09.2014
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 2007–17.04.2019
  • Full name:
    • Paatero, Sirpa Hannele
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1964 Karhula
  • Present place of residence:
    • Kotka
  • Education:
    • matriculated 1984 (Katariinan lukio), Model costume maker 1986 (Kotka Polytechnic), Apprentice handbag maker 1988 (Apprenticeship with Nahasta oy), hobby instructor 1991 (State Institute for Hobby Instructors), kasvatustieteen approbatur 1992 (University of Helsinki), Multidisciplinary follow-up training in substance abuse work 1997 (Etelä-Karjalan ammattikoulu), Approbatur in health education 1998 (University of Jyväskylä)
  • Career:
    • Counsellor of preventive substance abuse work, City of Kotka Health Promotion Unit 1995