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Merja Kyllönen

Merja Kyllönen

Current Member of Parliament

Left Alliance Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   21.03.2007–21.04.2015, 17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 4323091

E-mail:

merja.kyllonen(at)parliament.fi

Term aborted:

01.07.2014 - 21.04.2015
Elected to European Parliament
Replaced by: Katja Hänninen
23.04.2019 - 02.07.2019
Elected to European Parliament
Replaced by: Risto Kalliorinne

Profession / Title:

bioanalyst

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Oulu 03.07.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (member) 05.09.2019–, (Second Vice Chair) 06.09.2019–
Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Second Vice Chair) 06.09.2019–
Finance Committee (deputy member) 09.09.2021–
Agriculture Subcommittee (additional member) 06.09.2019–
Communications Subcommittee (member) 06.09.2019–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 18.06.2021–
Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 26.09.2019–31.05.2023
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (member) 10.09.2019–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Transport (Katainen) 22.06.2011–03.04.2014

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Electoral District of Oulu 21.03.2007 - 30.06.2014
    • Electoral District of Oulu 17.04.2019 - 23.04.2019
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Chancellery Commission (member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 03.04.2007–02.05.2007, (member) 03.05.2011–22.06.2011
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (deputy member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 05.11.2019–01.09.2020, (deputy member) 02.09.2020–17.06.2021
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 03.05.2007–19.04.2011
    • Finance Committee (deputy member) 03.05.2011–22.06.2011, (deputy member) 05.09.2019–13.10.2020, (member) 14.10.2020–08.09.2021
    • Audit Committee (member) 04.04.2014–30.06.2014
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 16.10.2020–09.09.2021
    • The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (deputy member) 03.05.2007–19.04.2011
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Left Alliance 21.03.2007–30.06.2014
    • Left Alliance Parliamentary Group 17.04.2019–23.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Left Alliance (2nd vice chair) 22.03.2007–20.04.2011
    • Left Alliance (1st vice chair) 21.04.2011–24.08.2011

  • Full name:
    • Kyllönen, Merja Sinikka
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1977 Suomussalmi
  • Present place of residence:
    • Suomussalmi
  • Education:
    • matriculated 1996 (Suomussalmen lukio), bioanalyst 2000 (Oulu University of Applied Sciences)
  • Career:
    • Tradeka, cashier
    • municipality of Suomussalmi, museum attendant
    • Matero Nursing Home, nursing assistant
    • municipality of Suomussalmi, laboratory assistant
    • Suomussalmen apteekki, technical assistant 2002- 2011