Arto Satonen

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   19.03.2003–

Telephone:

09 432 3110

E-mail:

arto.satonen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

teacher, entrepreneur

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Pirkanmaa 19.03.2003–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Employment (Orpo) 20.06.2023–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speakers (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Speaker's Council (member) 04.05.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Chancellery Commission (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007, (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 16.02.2018–28.09.2021
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Chair) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 10.05.2019–18.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007, (alternate member) 04.09.2014–21.04.2015, (member) 21.02.2018–02.10.2018, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021, (alternate member) 03.05.2022–08.09.2022, (alternate member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023
    • Finance Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Transport and Communications Committee (Chair) 03.05.2011–26.11.2012, (member) 03.05.2011–18.12.2012, (alternate member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (alternate member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 03.05.2007–03.09.2014, (member) 09.06.2015–07.09.2016, (member) 03.10.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 29.09.2021–04.04.2023
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 14.02.2006–05.09.2006
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 13.02.2015–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 14.09.2021–29.10.2021
    • Commerce Committee (member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 19.04.2023–20.06.2023
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 09.09.2004–24.10.2005, (member) 25.10.2005–19.04.2011, (Chair) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 18.10.2011–19.12.2012, (member) 19.12.2012–03.09.2014, (member) 03.10.2014–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 08.06.2015–07.09.2016, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (alternate member) 30.03.2007–02.05.2007
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 12.09.2014–09.09.2016
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 01.03.2013–08.06.2015, (vice chair) 13.09.2016–16.09.2019, (member) 13.09.2016–27.06.2023, (Chair) 17.09.2019–27.06.2023
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 20.06.2007–26.11.2012, (Second Deputy Speaker) 23.06.2016–04.02.2018, (member) 16.02.2018–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party (chair) 23.06.2014–20.06.2016
    • National Coalition Party (2nd vice chair) 13.11.2012–22.06.2014

  • Full name:
    • Satonen, Arto Olavi
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1966 Vammala
  • Present place of residence:
    • Sastamala
  • Education:
    • initial vocational qualification in business 1989 (Etelä-Satakunnan kauppaoppilaitos, vocational school), Master of Social Sciences 1997 (Lapland University of Applied Sciences)
  • Career:
    • Independent Barbecue Entrepreneur 1985-1990
    • Sports Reporter 1990-1991
    • Secretary of Economic Policy of the National Coalition Party parliamentary group 1997-1997
    • Visiting Researcher at University of Waikato, New Zealand 1998-1998
    • Untenured Teacher at TAMK, HAMK, SAMK, PirAMK 1999-2003
    • Visiting Lecturer at the University of Miskolc, Hungary 2000-2000