EPP Group in the European Parliament

sirpa.pietikainen@europarl.europa.eu

Country: Finland

Party: Kansallinen Kokoomus

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1959. Hämeenlinna. Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki School of Economics (1986). Instructor and lecturer of negotiation theories in Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Joensuu. Hämeenlinna town council (1981-1992). Member of the Executive, Regional Council of Häme (1991-1992). Member of the Finnish Parliament 1983-2003. Elector for the Finnish President 1988. Minister of Environment 1991-1995. Vice-Chairman of Kokoomus 1989-1995. Chairman, programme committee, Kokoomus (1989-1995). Chairman, Working Party on an Ecologically and Socially Sound Market Economy, EDU (1989-1992). Chairman, Finnish UN Association (1996-2007). Chairman, World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) (2000-2005). Member of the board, IDEA International Institute for Democracy (2006-). Member of the board, Kone Oy (27.2.2006-). MEP since 2008.

My Positions in Parliament:

Vice-Chair - Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals
Member - Intergroup on Urban Matters
Member - Intergroup on Trade Unions
Member - Intergroup on the Social Economy
Member - Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Member - Intergroup on LGBTI
Member - Intergroup on the Green New Deal
Member - Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty
Member - Intergroup on European Cultural Heritage, Ways of Saint James and other European Cultural Routes
Member - Intergroup on Sustainable, Long-Term Investments and Competitive European Industry
Member - Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity
Member - Intergroup on Anti-Corruption
Member - Kansallinen Kokoomus
Member - Union for the Mediterranean
Member - Palestine
Member - Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Member - Economic and Monetary Affairs
Member - European Parliament
Substitute - Pan-African Parliament
Substitute - Tax Matters
Substitute - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety