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Maria Guzenina

Maria Guzenina

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   21.03.2007–

Telephone:

09 432 3106

E-mail:

maria.guzenina(at)parliament.fi

Profession / Title:

journalist

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Uusimaa 21.03.2007–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (member) 02.05.2019–
Constitutional Law Committee (member) 09.06.2015–, (Chair) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
Foreign Affairs Committee (deputy member) 03.12.2019–
Committee for the Future (deputy member) 18.06.2019–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 18.06.2019–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Health and Social Services (Katainen) 22.06.2011–23.05.2013

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 18.04.2019–
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 03.04.2007–10.09.2008, (deputy member) 04.06.2013–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Employment and Equality Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Grand Committee (deputy member) 11.09.2008–27.03.2009, (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Audit Committee (deputy member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Commerce Committee (member) 06.03.2020–10.06.2020
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 04.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 03.05.2007–29.06.2011
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (Chair) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (Chair) 11.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
  • Full name:
    • Guzenina, Maria Edith
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 12.01.1969 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Espoo
  • Education:
    • matriculated 1991 (Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School for Adults)
  • Career:
    • freelance radio and television reporter at the Finnish Broadcasting Company 1992-2004
    • MC and reporter for MTV Europe in London 1993-1997
    • columnist for Alueuutiset (free newspaper) 1996-2001
    • Entrepreneur, clothing shop Guts 1998-2000
    • columnist for Aktivisti 2002-2003
    • columnist for Ilta-Sanomat (afternoon paper) 2003-2004
    • columnist for Iltalehti (afternoon paper) 2004-2007
    • freelance reporter for Radio Nova 2004-2007
    • columnist for Uutispäivä Demari (newspaper) 2004-
    • Permanent journalistic contributor to Meidän Suomi magazine 2006-