Jani Mäkelä

Current Member of Parliament

The Finns Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   22.04.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3109

E-mail:

jani.makela(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Systems Expert, BBA

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (alternate member) 28.06.2023–
Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 19.04.2023–
Transport and Communications Committee (member) 28.06.2023–

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group (chair) 21.06.2023–
  • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (chair) 21.06.2023–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Grand Committee (member) 16.05.2017–04.04.2023, (First Vice Chair) 02.05.2019–04.04.2023, (First Vice Chair) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (member) 15.09.2017–16.04.2019, (First Vice Chair) 10.05.2019–04.04.2023, (First Vice Chair) 25.04.2023–13.09.2023
    • Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 28.09.2016–29.06.2017, (alternate member) 09.12.2020–04.04.2023
    • Finance Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–29.06.2017, (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (alternate member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Subcommittee for Education and Science (member) 06.09.2019–04.04.2023
    • Agriculture Subcommittee (member) 11.09.2015–29.06.2017
    • Communications Subcommittee (member) 16.09.2016–29.06.2017, (member) 06.09.2019–04.04.2023
    • Housing and Environment Subcommittee (member) 11.09.2015–29.06.2017
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 09.06.2015–17.06.2019, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 09.06.2015–29.06.2017
    • Environment Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 18.06.2019–26.09.2019
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (alternate member) 09.06.2015–17.06.2019
    • Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (alternate member) 20.02.2018–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 23.04.2019–06.04.2023
    • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 15.06.2017–06.04.2023

  • Full name:
    • Mäkelä, Jani Kalevi Kristian
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1976 Joutseno
  • Present place of residence:
    • Lappeenranta
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1995 (Joutsenon lukio, general upper secondary school), Bachelor of Business Administration 2002 (South Karelia University of Applied Sciences)
  • Career:
    • System Expert at Tieto 2002-2015