Johannes Koskinen

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   22.03.1991–21.04.2015, 17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 432 3128

E-mail:

johannes.koskinen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

lawyer with bench training

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Häme 17.04.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Constitutional Law Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Foreign Affairs Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (alternate member) 06.09.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Justice (Jäätteenmäki) 17.04.2003–23.06.2003
  • Minister of Justice (Lipponen II) 15.04.1999–16.04.2003
  • Minister of Justice (Vanhanen) 24.06.2003–23.09.2005

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Häme constituency 22.03.1991 - 23.03.1999
    • Electoral District of Häme 24.03.1999 - 21.04.2015
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speakers (Second Deputy Speaker) 27.03.2007–01.02.2010
    • Speaker's Council (Second Deputy Speaker) 27.03.2007–01.02.2010, (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Chancellery Commission (Second Deputy Speaker) 27.03.2007–01.02.2010
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 21.12.1993–23.03.1995, (member) 05.04.1995–14.04.1999, (member) 27.09.2005–20.03.2007, (alternate member) 03.04.2007–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 11.04.1991–14.04.1999, (vice chair) 04.05.1995–24.03.1999, (member) 14.03.2006–20.03.2007, (alternate member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 03.05.2011–21.04.2015, (Chair) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (member) 27.09.2005–20.03.2007, (member) 16.02.2010–21.04.2015, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (Chair) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finance Committee (member) 02.05.2019–04.04.2023, (Chair) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 06.09.2019–04.04.2023
    • Tax Subcommittee (member) 06.09.2019–04.04.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (alternate member) 11.04.1991–23.03.1995
    • Defence Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 11.04.1991–23.03.1999, (Chair) 07.04.1999–14.04.1999
    • Electors (member) 09.04.1991–23.03.1999, (vice chair) 31.03.1995–24.03.1999
    • Revisors (member) 09.04.1991–10.02.1992, (vice chair) 11.04.1991–10.02.1992
    • The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (member) 03.05.2007–19.04.2011, (vice chair) 11.05.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (vice chair) 19.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–05.09.2023, (vice chair) 20.04.2023–05.09.2023
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 05.04.1995–22.04.1999, (vice chair) 22.11.1996–06.04.1999
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Bank of Finland, limited (2nd alternate member) 05.04.1995–19.11.1996, (member) 20.11.1996–06.04.1999, (1st alternate member) 07.04.1999–22.04.1999
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (2nd alternate member) 16.04.1991–23.03.1995
    • High Court of Impeachment (member) 01.01.2020–10.12.2021
    • NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Chair) 15.05.2007–19.04.2011
    • Forum for International Affairs (Second Deputy Speaker) 20.06.2007–01.02.2010, (member) 20.06.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 22.03.1991–21.04.2015

  • Full name:
    • Koskinen, Hannu Erkki Johannes
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1954 Janakkala
  • Present place of residence:
    • Hämeenlinna
  • Education:
    • Bachelor of Laws 1976 (University of Helsinki), Ministry for Foreign Affairs' training course on international affairs 1981
  • Career:
    • Presenting Officer at the Provincial Government of Häme 1978-1979
    • Presenting Officer at the Ministry of the Interior 1980-1982
    • Lawyer at Rakennustyöläisten liitto 1982-1985
    • Lawyer at the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK 1985-1987
    • Political Secretary to the Minister for Employment 1987-1988
    • Governmental Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 1989-1989
    • Legislative Secretary of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 1989-1991
    • Member of the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 2015-2018