Krista Kiuru

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   21.03.2007–

Telephone:

09 432 3192

E-mail:

krista.kiuru(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Master of Political Sciences

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Satakunta 21.03.2007–

Present memberships in committees:

Speaker's Council (member) 28.06.2023–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (Chair) 28.06.2023–
Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 28.06.2023–
Forum for International Affairs (member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Housing and Communications (Katainen) 22.06.2011–23.05.2013
  • Minister of Education (Katainen) 24.05.2013–03.04.2014
  • Minister of Education and Communications (Katainen) 04.04.2014–23.06.2014
  • Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Marin) 10.12.2019–03.02.2022
  • Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Marin) 06.10.2022–20.06.2023
  • Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019
  • Minister of Education and Communications (Stubb) 24.06.2014–28.05.2015

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 15.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–10.09.2008, (member) 11.09.2008–27.03.2009, (alternate member) 31.03.2009–22.06.2011
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 10.09.2009–22.06.2011
    • Finance Committee (member) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018
    • Subcommittee for Education and Science (Chair) 11.09.2015–13.02.2018
    • Communications Subcommittee (member) 11.09.2015–13.02.2018
    • Subcommittee for Municipal and Welfare Affairs (additional member) 11.09.2015–13.02.2018
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 14.02.2018–05.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Transport and Communications Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 14.02.2018–05.06.2019, (Chair) 15.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • 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, (alternate member) 03.05.2007–29.06.2011
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (alternate member) 03.05.2007–19.04.2011, (Chair) 10.06.2011–29.06.2011
    • The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (member) 29.09.2009–19.04.2011
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 10.06.2011–22.06.2011, (member) 15.02.2018–16.04.2019

  • Full name:
    • Kiuru, Krista Katriina
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1974 Pori
  • Present place of residence:
    • Pori
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1993 (Ulvilan lukio, general upper secondary school), Master of Political Sciences 2001 (University of Turku)
  • Career:
    • part- and full-time teacher in philosophy, expression and religion and guidance counselling 1996-2007
    • Operations Planner for Tampere University at the University Consortium of Pori 2004-2005