Tarja Filatov

Tarja Filatov (born 9 August 1963 in Hämeenlinna) is a member of Finnish Parliament,[1] currently serving as the Second Deputy Speaker,[2] and a former Minister of Employment. She has already been one of the two Deputy Speakers of the Parliament twice (February 2010 - April 2011; December 2020 - 2021). As a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), she represents the Häme constituency since 1995. Previously, she was the vice chairman of the SDP parliamentary group (March 1999 - March 2002), its chairman and a member of its Working Committee (both between March 2007 - February 2010).[1]

Tarja Filatov
Minister of Labour
In office
25 February 2000 – 19 April 2007
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Matti Vanhanen
Preceded bySinikka Mönkäre
Succeeded byTarja Cronberg
Personal details
Born (1963-08-09) 9 August 1963
Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tampere

In 2000 she was appointed as Minister of Labour in Paavo Lipponen's second Cabinet (1999–2003), keeping the position in the short-lived Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet (2003)[3] and then Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet (2003–2007).[1][4]

References
  1. "Tarja Filatov - Parliament of Finland". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. "Speaker and deputy speakers - Parliament of Finland". Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. "New Finnish government appointed by the president". Nordic Business Report. 2003-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. "Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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