Maaret Castrén

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   16.07.2024–

Telephone:

09 432 3049

E-mail:

maaret.castren(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Doctor, professor

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Helsinki 16.07.2024–

Present memberships in committees:

Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 04.09.2024–
Administration Committee (alternate member) 04.09.2024–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 04.09.2024–
Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 04.09.2024–
Council to the Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö (member) 04.09.2024–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Constitutional Law Committee
    • Administration Committee
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council
    • Council to the Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö

  • Full name:
    • Castrén, Maaret Kaarina
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1959 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Helsinki
  • Education:
    • Nurse 1980 (Helsingfors svenska sjukvårdsinstitut), Licentiate of Medicine 1989 (University of Helsinki), Doctor of Medical Science 1995 (University of Helsinki), anesthesiologist 2002 (University of Helsinki), Associate Professor of first aid medicine 2004 (University of Helsinki), Specialist of emergency medicine 2012 (University of Turku), Master of pedagogy  2017 (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
  • Career:
    • First aid doctor (First aid unit Helsinki) 1992-2002
    • head of first aid department of Uusimaa (First aid unit of Uusimaa) 2002-2006
    • project manager (Hospital district of Päijät-Häme) 2006-2007
    • Professor of emergency medicine (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) 2007-2014
    • Prefect KISÖS (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) 2010-2014
    • Branch manager (HUS) 2014-2024
    • Professor of emergency medicine (University of Helsinki) 2016-2024