Jouni Ovaska

Current Member of Parliament

Centre Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 432 3150

E-mail:

jouni.ovaska(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

teacher, Master of Education

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Pirkanmaa 17.04.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Speaker's Council (member) 19.04.2023–
Grand Committee (member) 03.05.2024–
Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (member) 15.05.2024–
Transport and Communications Committee (Chair) 19.04.2023–, (member) 19.04.2023–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 24.10.2024–
Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 28.06.2023–
Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 06.10.2023–31.05.2027
Forum for International Affairs (member) 19.04.2023–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council
    • Chancellery Commission (member) 28.09.2022–04.04.2023
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 18.06.2019–10.06.2020, (member) 11.06.2020–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (member) 19.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 25.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (member) 18.06.2019–11.09.2020, (alternate member) 15.09.2020–19.12.2021, (member) 20.12.2021–07.09.2022, (alternate member) 08.09.2022–27.09.2022, (member) 28.09.2022–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Transport and Communications Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2020–20.04.2021
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 18.06.2019–03.02.2021, (member) 04.02.2021–27.05.2021, (alternate member) 28.05.2021–04.04.2023
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 22.04.2021–29.10.2021
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Environment Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (member) 19.04.2023–05.09.2023
    • Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 19.01.2023–13.09.2023, (member) 06.10.2023–31.05.2027
    • Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (alternate member) 19.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Forum for International Affairs
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Centre Party Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 15.09.2022–19.06.2023
    • Centre Party Parliamentary Group (2nd vice chair) 01.02.2022–14.09.2022

  • Full name:
    • Ovaska, Jouni Einari
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1986 Hämeenkyrö
  • Present place of residence:
    • Tampere
  • Education:
    • Master of Education 2014 (Tampere University), class teacher qualification 2014, Bachelor of Education 2010 (Tampere University), secondary school graduate 2005 (F. E. Sillanpään lukio, general upper secondary school)
  • Career:
    • Lecturer at Tampere University 2019-2019
    • Party Secretary of the Centre Party of Finland 2016-2018
    • Special Adviser to 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament 2015-2016
    • Lecturer at Tampere University 2014-2015
    • Finnish Parliament, Parliamentary Assistant 2012-2013
    • Salesperson at Pirkanmaan Osuuskauppa 2007-2012