Ville Skinnari

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   22.04.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3103

E-mail:

ville.skinnari(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Lawyer, Master of Laws

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Häme 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (alternate member) 28.06.2023–
Constitutional Law Committee (member) 28.06.2023–
Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 28.06.2023–
The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (member) 06.09.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (Marin) 10.12.2019–20.06.2023
  • Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Commerce Committee (member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019
    • Environment Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019

  • Full name:
    • Skinnari, Ville Tapio
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1974 Lahti
  • Present place of residence:
    • Lahti
  • Education:
    • BA Hons 1999 (University of Wolverhampton), BBA 1999 (Holland Business School, Amsterdam), Master of Laws (LLM) 2001 (Brunel University London)
  • Career:
    • Regional Development Manager/Apac at Starcut Oy 2000-2001
    • Lawyer at Miidia International Oy 2002-2005
    • Business Development Director and Programme Director at Naturpolis Oy 2005-2009
    • Small-Scale Entrepreneur, Lawyer at Miidia International Oy 2010-2019
    • Specialist Counsel at Lexia Oy 2012-2015
    • Member of Parliament (Finnish Parliament) 2015-
    • Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (Ministry for Foreign Affairs) 2019-2023