Tuula Haatainen

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   19.11.1996–11.09.2007, 22.04.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3026

E-mail:

tuula.haatainen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Master of Political Sciences, nurse

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Helsinki 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Speaker's Council (member) 28.06.2023–
Education and Culture Committee (Chair) 28.06.2023–
Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (alternate member) 28.06.2023–
Auditors of the Bank of Finland (member) 13.09.2023–
Forum for International Affairs (member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Education (Jäätteenmäki) 17.04.2003–23.06.2003
  • Minister of Employment (Marin) 10.12.2019–20.06.2023
  • Minister of Education (Vanhanen) 24.06.2003–23.09.2005
  • Minister of Social Affairs and Health (Vanhanen) 24.09.2005–18.04.2007

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Helsinki constituency 19.11.1996 - 23.03.1999
    • Electoral District of Helsinki 24.03.1999 - 11.09.2007
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speakers (Second Deputy Speaker) 05.02.2018–16.04.2019, (First Deputy Speaker) 07.06.2019–09.12.2019
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.04.2003–16.04.2003, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (Second Deputy Speaker) 05.02.2018–16.04.2019, (First Deputy Speaker) 07.06.2019–09.12.2019
    • Chancellery Commission (Second Deputy Speaker) 05.02.2018–16.04.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–09.12.2019, (First Deputy Speaker) 07.06.2019–09.12.2019
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 07.04.1999–10.06.2002, (member) 11.06.2002–16.04.2003, (member) 03.05.2007–11.09.2007, (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (member) 02.05.2019–06.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 09.06.1997–23.03.1999
    • Finance Committee (member) 03.05.2007–11.09.2007, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Subcommittee for Municipal and Welfare Affairs (Chair) 04.05.2007–11.09.2007
    • Housing and Environment Subcommittee (member) 04.05.2007–11.09.2007
    • Audit Committee (alternate member) 02.05.2019–06.06.2019
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018
    • Defence Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 07.04.1999–16.04.2003, (Chair) 02.04.2003–16.04.2003, (Chair) 09.06.2015–13.02.2018
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 20.11.1996–23.03.1999
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 20.11.1996–18.03.2003
    • Environment Committee (alternate member) 20.11.1996–23.03.1999
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (alternate member) 11.02.1997–06.04.1999, (member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (2nd alternate member) 07.04.1999–01.04.2003, (alternate member) 03.05.2007–11.09.2007
    • High Court of Impeachment (member) 01.01.2012–31.12.2019
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 10.06.2015–16.04.2019, (Second Deputy Speaker) 05.02.2018–16.04.2019, (First Deputy Speaker) 07.06.2019–09.12.2019
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 19.11.1996–11.09.2007
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • The Social Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 20.03.2003–17.04.2003

  • Full name:
    • Haatainen, Tuula Irmeli
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1960 Tuusniemi
  • Present place of residence:
    • Helsinki
  • Education:
    • Master of Political Sciences 1994 (University of Helsinki), Nurse 1981 (Kuopion sairaanhoito-oppilaitos, vocational school), secondary school graduate 1978 (Kuopion yhteiskoulu, general upper secondary school)
  • Career:
    • Member of Parliament 2015-
    • Member of Parliament 1996-2007
    • Deputy CEO (Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities) 2012-2015
    • Deputy Mayor of Education and Human Resources (City of Helsinki) 2007-2012
    • Secretary General (Social Democratic Women in Finland ) 1989-1996
    • Research Assistant (Kriminaalihuoltoyhdistys) 1988-1988
    • Research Assistant (Kela, Research Institute for Social Security ) 1986-1987
    • Nurse (Ålands centralsjukhus) 1984-1984
    • Nurse (Live Foundation hospital) 1981-1982
    • Substitute Comprehensive School Teacher (Municipality of Vehmersalmi) 1978-1978