Päivi Räsänen

Current Member of Parliament

Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   24.03.1995–

Telephone:

09 432 3065

E-mail:

paivi.rasanen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

physician, Licentiate in Medicine

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Häme 24.03.1999–

Present memberships in committees:

Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 26.09.2023–
Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 18.06.2019–
NATO Parliamentary Assembly (alternate member) 02.05.2023–
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (member) 28.06.2023–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of the Interior (Katainen) 22.06.2011–31.12.2013
  • Minister of the Interior (Katainen) 01.01.2014–23.06.2014
  • Minister of the Interior (Stubb) 24.06.2014–28.05.2015

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 11.04.2023–

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Häme constituency 24.03.1995 - 23.03.1999
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Chancellery Commission (alternate member) 25.09.2015–16.04.2019, (alternate member) 02.05.2019–18.06.2019
    • Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003, (alternate member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 23.05.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finance Committee (member) 03.05.2011–22.06.2011
    • Audit Committee (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (alternate member) 06.02.2004–20.03.2007
    • Agriculture and Forestry Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Defence Committee (alternate member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Education and Culture Committee (member) 05.04.1995–06.02.1997, (member) 10.02.1998–23.03.1999
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (alternate member) 05.04.1995–23.03.1999, (member) 07.04.1999–18.03.2003, (member) 03.04.2007–19.04.2011, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021
    • Intelligence Oversight Committee (member) 26.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Committee for the Future (member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 02.04.2003–20.03.2007
    • Electors (alternate member) 31.03.1995–23.03.1999
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (alternate member) 04.04.2007–02.05.2007, (alternate member) 10.06.2011–29.06.2011
    • Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 01.06.2007–31.05.2011
    • Inter-Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group (alternate member) 30.05.2007–19.04.2011, (member) 29.06.2015–16.04.2019
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (chair) 23.04.2019–10.04.2023
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 17.09.2015–22.04.2019
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (chair) 20.03.2003–06.10.2004
    • Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group (1st vice chair) 27.03.1995–18.03.2003

  • Full name:
    • Räsänen, Päivi Maria
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1959 Sonkajärvi
  • Present place of residence:
    • Riihimäki
  • Education:
    • Licentiate in Medicine 1984
  • Career:
    • Doctor at the Internal Medicine Department of Riihimäki Regional Hospital 1985-1988
    • Private Physician 1988-1992
    • State Occupational Health Physician 1992-1995