Personal details

Minister of Health and Social Services (Kiviniemi), 22 June 2010–22 June 2011

Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister at the Ministry of the Environment (Vanhanen II), 19 April 2007–22 June 2010

 

National Coalition Party, Vice Chair 2004–2008

Women’s League of the National Coalition Party, Chair 2004–2007

 

Member of Parliament, 2003 to present

Committee for the Future, Chair 2007

Speaker's Council, Member 2007

 

Vice-Rector, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, 2003 to present (on leave of absence)

Director of Health Care Unit, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, 2001–2002

Director of the Social Affairs, Health and Cultural Sectors, 2001–2002

Director, Department of Social Affairs and Health, 2000–2001

Project Manager, South Ostrobothnia Hospital District, 1999–2001

Project Manager, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, 1998–1999

Project Manager in the SoTeKeKo project, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, 1995–1998

Quality Manager, Helsinki Institute of Nursing, 1994–1995

Director of Adult Education, Seinäjoki School of Health Care, 1990–1994

Nursing Teacher, Seinäjoki School of Health Care, 1985–1990

Registered Nurse, South Ostrobothnia Hospital District, 1983–1985

 

Seinäjoki City Council, Member 2001 to present, Vice Chair 2001–2007

 

National Advisory Board on Health Care Ethics (ETENE), Member 2006–2007

Finnish Diabetes Association, Member of the Executive Board 2006–2007

Advisory Board on Veterans' Affairs, Member 2006–2007

Korpisaari Foundation, Board Member 2005–2007, Vice Chair 2006–2007

South Ostrobothnia Hospital District, Board, Vice Chair 2005–2007

Advisory Committee on Mental Health Policy, Member 2005–2007

Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations, Member 2005–2007

Support Association of the Finnish Emigrant Museum, Chair of the Board 2004–2007

Council for Gender Equality TANE, Member 2003–2007

Suomi Mutual Policyholders' Representative Assembly, Member 2003–2007

South Ostrobothnia OP Bank, Member of the Supervisory Board 2003–2007

Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Social Affairs Committee, Specialist Member 2003–2007

 

Spouse: Heikki Risikko

One child

Language skills:  Finnish, English, Swedish 

 

Publications: 

Sairaanhoitajan työn nykyiset ja tulevaisuuden kvalifikaatiovaatimukset (doctoral dissertation 1997)

Several academic articles

 

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