Timo Harakka

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   22.04.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3031

E-mail:

timo.harakka(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Reporter, Author

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Helsinki 05.04.2023–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (member) 06.09.2024–
Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 21.09.2023–
Committee for the Future (vice chair) 28.06.2023–, (member) 28.06.2023–
The Finnish Delegation to the Asia - Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Transport and Communications (Marin) 10.12.2019–20.06.2023
  • Minister of Employment (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Electoral District of Uusimaa 22.04.2015 - 04.04.2023
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Grand Committee (member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019, (alternate member) 28.06.2023–05.09.2024
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (member) 05.05.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 10.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Finance Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (alternate member) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018, (member) 14.02.2018–05.06.2019, (Chair) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Tax Subcommittee (member) 11.09.2015–16.04.2019
    • Sub-committee for Employment and the Economy (member) 11.09.2015–16.04.2019
    • Education and Culture Committee (member) 28.06.2023–22.09.2023
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 09.06.2015–05.06.2019
    • Board of the Library of Parliament (alternate member) 09.06.2015–17.06.2019
    • The Finnish Delegation to the Asia - Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting
    • Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (alternate member) 10.06.2015–19.12.2016
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019

  • Full name:
    • Harakka, Timo Olavi
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1962 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Helsinki
  • Education:
    • Master of Arts in Theatre Arts 2005 (Theatre Academy), CBM (Certified Board Member) (Chamber of Commerce) 2014
  • Career:
    • Entrepreneur 1987-
    • Reporter-Producer at Yleisradio 1997-2014