Hanna Kosonen

Current Member of Parliament

Centre Party Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   22.04.2015–

Telephone:

09 432 3069

E-mail:

hanna.kosonen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Master of Arts, Entrepreneur

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Audit Committee (alternate member) 24.10.2024–
Education and Culture Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Environment Committee (member) 28.06.2023–
Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (alternate member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Science and Culture (Marin) 10.12.2019–05.08.2020
  • Minister of Science and Culture (Rinne) 09.08.2019–09.12.2019

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (member) 16.09.2022–04.04.2023
    • Grand Committee (member) 28.09.2022–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finance Committee (member) 20.12.2021–07.09.2022
    • Tax Subcommittee (additional member) 20.12.2021–07.09.2022
    • Sub-committee for Employment and the Economy (member) 20.12.2021–07.09.2022
    • Audit Committee
    • Administration Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 18.06.2019–09.08.2019
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (alternate member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Defence Committee (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Education and Culture Committee (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–06.09.2017, (Chair) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Commerce Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (member) 15.09.2020–27.09.2022, (vice chair) 16.09.2020–27.09.2022
    • Employment and Equality Committee (member) 18.06.2019–09.08.2019
    • Environment Committee (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 15.09.2020–04.04.2023, (Chair) 16.09.2022–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 09.06.2015–06.09.2017
    • Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 20.11.2015–17.06.2019, (member) 08.06.2021–27.06.2023
    • Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (member) 10.06.2015–09.08.2019
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (member) 16.09.2022–04.04.2023
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Centre Party Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 14.06.2018–06.06.2019

  • Full name:
    • Kosonen, Hanna Leena
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1976 Savonlinna
  • Present place of residence:
    • Savonlinna
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1995 (Jyväskylän Voionmaan urheilulukio, general upper secondary school), Master of Arts 2003 (University of Jyväskylä)
  • Career:
    • Communications Trainee at Metsäliitto 2003-2004
    • Executive Director at Puu kulttuurissa ry 2004-2005
    • Cultural Producer at Maahenki Oy 2006-2007
    • Specialist at Diges ry 2008-2014
    • Entrepreneur at Tmi Töpinä 2014-