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Ville Kaunisto

Ville Kaunisto

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 432 3068

E-mail:

ville.kaunisto(at)parliament.fi

Profession / Title:

professional athlete

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 17.04.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (member) 18.06.2019–
Education and Culture Committee (member) 14.09.2021–
Committee for the Future (member) 02.05.2019–
Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 14.09.2021–
Council to the Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö (member) 18.06.2019–
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Finance Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Education and Culture Committee (deputy member) 02.05.2019–13.09.2021
  • Full name:
    • Kaunisto, Ville
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1982 Turku
  • Present place of residence:
    • Kouvola
  • Education:
    • Bachelor of Science (Economics)  (Leadership and Management Northumbria University), HHJ training for qualified board members 2018, Management programme of the International Basketball Federation FIBA 2018 (FIBA Management Programme 2018), Nuoren urheilijan tukihenkilö (young athlete's support person) qualification 2018 (TALS Certificate Great Britain 2018), Studies in social sciences 2017 (University of Eastern Finland), NCO and leadership training in the military 2003 (Finnish Defence Forces Sports School, Lahti), Secondary school graduate 2002 (Aurajoen urheilulukio (upper secondary school))
  • Career:
    • Kouvot ry, professional athlete 2014-2019
    • Played in Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and France
    • 41 international games in Team Finland, including European Championships
    • Lectures on motivation and leadership for companies
    • Column in Kouvolan Sanomat 2015-2018
  • Additional information:
    • The best player in the Finnish basketball league Korisliiga in 2010-2011, best player in the French NM1 league in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, the first-ever Finnish top rebounder in Korisliiga in 2013-2014, gold medal awarded by the newspaper Kouvolan Sanomat in 2016.