Maria Ohisalo

Member of Parliament   17.04.2019–

Profession / Title:

Researcher, Doctor of Social Sciences

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Helsinki 17.04.2019–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of the Interior (Marin) 10.12.2019–18.11.2021
  • Minister of Climate and the Environment (Marin) 08.06.2022–20.06.2023
  • Minister of the Interior (Rinne) 06.06.2019–09.12.2019

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Grand Committee (member) 28.06.2023–15.07.2024
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (member) 14.09.2023–15.07.2024
    • Audit Committee (Chair) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 28.06.2023–15.07.2024
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 28.06.2023–03.09.2024
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 02.05.2019–05.06.2019
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Green Parliamentary Group 17.04.2019–15.07.2024

  • Full name:
    • Ohisalo, Maria
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1985 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Helsinki
  • Education:
    • Doctor of Social Sciences 2017 (University of Eastern Finland), Master of Political Sciences 2011 (University of Helsinki), Bachelor of Political Sciences 2009 (University of Helsinki)
  • Career:
    • Chairperson (The Greens) 2019-2023
    • Minister of Climate and the Environment (Marin) 2022-2023
    • Minister of the Interior (Marin) 2019-2021
    • Minister of the Interior (Rinne) 2019-2019
    • Vice Chair of the Greens party (position of trust) 2015-2019
    • Researcher at Y-Säätiö 2017-2019
    • Grant-funded Researcher, Project Manager in the Kaksi Suomea - kasvaako eriarvoisuus project 2015-2017
    • Contact Person and Grant-funded Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland TITA Project of the Strategic 2015-2017
    • Project Researcher, Project Manager and Doctoral Student at the University of Eastern Finland 2013-2015
    • Project Researcher, Project Manager and Doctoral Student at the University of Eastern Finland 2013-2014
    • Researcher at Socca under the City of Helsinki social services office 2011-2013
    • Research Assistant in a development project to reduce long-term homelessness at Socca 2011-2011
    • University Trainee at the Democracy and Language Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Justice 2010-2010
    • University Trainee and Office Worker at the Finnish Embassy in Stockholm 2009-2009
    • University Trainee contributing to the European Parliament election campaign of the Greens in Helsinki 2009-2009
    • Planning Officer in 2008 and Trainee the previous year at Sosiaalitaito Oy 2007-2008
    • Part-time Grocery Shop Salesperson, Cashier and Shift Manager at Hok-Elanto 2002-2009
    • Promoter at S-P Works Oy 2008-2010
    • Lönnberg Painot Oy, Mainos ja Etiketti. Binding department and finishing tasks during holiday periods 1998-2002