Maria Guzenina

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   21.03.2007–

E-mail:

maria.guzenina(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

journalist

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Uusimaa 21.03.2007–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (Second Vice Chair) 19.04.2023–
Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Second Vice Chair) 25.04.2023–
Constitutional Law Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 18.06.2019–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Health and Social Services (Katainen) 22.06.2011–23.05.2013

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 11.09.2008–27.03.2009, (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (member) 02.05.2019–04.04.2023
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 09.06.2015–04.04.2023, (Chair) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 03.12.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Audit Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 03.04.2007–10.09.2008, (alternate member) 04.06.2013–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Commerce Committee (member) 06.03.2020–10.06.2020
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 04.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (Chair) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (Chair) 11.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 03.05.2007–29.06.2011
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 18.04.2019–01.02.2022

  • Full name:
    • Guzenina, Maria Edith
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1969 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Espoo
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1991 (Mäkelänrinteen iltalukio, general upper secondary school)
  • Career:
    • Freelance Radio and Television Reporter at Yleisradio 1992-2004
    • Host-Reporter for MTV-Europe in London 1993-1997
    • Columnist for Alueuutiset 1996-2001
    • Entrepreneur, clothing shop Guts 1998-2000
    • Columnist for Aktivisti 2002-2003
    • Columnist for Ilta-Sanomat 2003-2004
    • Columnist for Iltalehti 2004-2007
    • Freelance Reporter at Radio Nova 2004-2007
    • Columnist for Uutispäivä Demari 2004-
    • Permanent Editorial Assistant at Meidän Suomi magazine 2006-