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Pia Viitanen

Pia Viitanen

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   24.03.1995–

Telephone:

09 432 3039

E-mail:

pia.viitanen(at)parliament.fi

Home page:

www.piaviitanen.fi

Profession / Title:

Master of Administrative Sciences

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Pirkanmaa 24.03.1999–

Present memberships in committees:

Finance Committee (member) 09.06.2015–
Tax Subcommittee (Chair) 06.09.2019–
Subcommittee for Education and Science (member) 06.09.2019–
Audit Committee (member) 08.02.2019–, (vice chair) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 09.06.2015–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Housing and Communications (Katainen) 24.05.2013–03.04.2014
  • Minister of Culture and Housing (Katainen) 04.04.2014–23.06.2014
  • Minister of Culture and Housing (Stubb) 24.06.2014–28.05.2015
  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Pirkanmaa constituency 24.03.1995 - 23.03.1999
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Administration Committee (deputy member) 05.04.1995–23.03.1999
    • Environment Committee (member) 05.04.1995–30.09.2005
    • Committee for the Future (deputy member) 27.02.1996–19.11.1996, (member) 20.11.1996–23.03.1999
    • Education and Culture Committee (member) 07.04.1999–25.04.2003, (deputy member) 14.02.2018–17.06.2019, (deputy member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Finance Committee (deputy member) 29.04.2003–20.03.2007, (member) 03.04.2007–23.05.2013
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Control (additional member) 06.05.2003–20.03.2007
    • Subcommittee for Education and Science (member) 06.05.2003–20.03.2007, (Chair) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 11.09.2015–16.04.2019, (Chair) 23.02.2018–16.04.2019
    • Housing and Environment Subcommittee (member) 06.05.2003–20.03.2007, (member) 04.05.2007–19.04.2011
    • Grand Committee (member) 30.06.2011–23.05.2013
    • Tax Subcommittee (member) 01.09.2011–23.05.2013, (additional member) 11.09.2015–16.04.2019
    • Subcommittee for Municipal and Health Affairs (additional member) 01.09.2011–23.05.2013
    • Audit Committee (deputy member) 09.06.2015–07.02.2019
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 11.09.2015–22.02.2018
    • Electors (member) 31.03.1995–23.03.1999, (deputy member) 06.04.1999–29.02.2000
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 07.04.1999–29.06.2011
    • Parliamentary Supervisory Council (member) 30.06.2011–30.05.2013
  • Full name:
    • Viitanen, Pia-Liisa Pia
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1967 Tampere
  • Present place of residence:
    • Tampere
  • Education:
    • Master of Administrative Sciences 1993