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Leena Meri

Leena Meri

Current Member of Parliament

The Finns Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   07.05.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3165

E-mail:

leena.meri(at)parliament.fi

Home page:

www.leenameri.fi

Profession / Title:

Lawyer with bench training, registrar

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Uusimaa 07.05.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Speaker's Council (member) 18.06.2019–
Constitutional Law Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2020–
Legal Affairs Committee (Chair) 18.06.2019–
Commerce Committee (deputy member) 20.03.2020–
High Court of Impeachment (member) 01.01.2020–31.12.2023
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 18.06.2019–
Forum for International Affairs (member) 18.06.2019–
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 09.06.2015–17.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (deputy member) 09.06.2015–29.06.2017
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 09.06.2015–29.06.2017, (deputy member) 30.06.2017–17.06.2019
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (member) 09.06.2015–17.06.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group (2nd vice chair) 02.02.2016–15.06.2017
    • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group (chair) 15.06.2017–22.04.2019
    • The Finns Party Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (chair) 15.06.2017–22.04.2019
  • Full name:
    • Meri, Leena Kristiina
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1968 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Hyvinkää
  • Education:
    • matriculated 1987 (Töölön yhteiskoulu), Master of Laws 2000 (University of Helsinki)
  • Career:
    • East Uusimaa Register Office, registrar, notary public 2007-2015
    • Hyvinkää Register Office, inspector 2006
    • Entrepreneur, Leena Meri Law Offices 2005-2007
    • Helsinki Court of Appeal, rapporteur 2004-2005
    • Insurance Court, insurance court secretary 2004
    • Riihimäki District Court, notary 2002-2003
    • Vantaa Register Office, inspector 2001-2002 ja 2003
    • Associate lawyer at a law firm 2000