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–
Economic Affairs Committee (member) 25.09.2025–
Committee for the Future (vice chair) 28.06.2023–, (member) 28.06.2023–
Auditors of the Bank of Finland (alternate member) 01.10.2025–
The Finnish Delegation to the Asia - Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (member) 28.06.2023–, (vice chair) 07.11.2023–

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
    • 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 Tampere Chamber of Commerce
  • Career:
    • Entrepreneur 1987-
    • Reporter-Producer at Yleisradio 1997-2014