Tarja Filatov (born 9 August 1963 in Hämeenlinna) is a member of Finnish Parliament,[1] currently serving as the Second Deputy Speaker.[2] She served as Minister of Labour between 2000 and 2007 and as one of the two Deputy Speakers of Parliament on two occasions (February 2010 – April 2011; December 2020 – 2021). As a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), she has represented the Häme constituency since 1995. Previously, she was the vice chairman of the SDP parliamentary group (March 1999 – March 2002) and later its chairman and a member of its Working Committee (both between March 2007 and February 2010).[1]
In 2000 she was appointed Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's second Cabinet (1999–2003), keeping the position in the short-lived Jäätteenmäki Cabinet (2003)[3] and then Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet (2003–2007).[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Tarja Filatov - Parliament of Finland". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "Speaker and deputy speakers - Parliament of Finland". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ "New Finnish government appointed by the president". Nordic Business Report. 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
External links
- Official page (Finnish)
- Tarja Filatov's blog (Finnish)