Maria Guzenina

Current Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament   21.03.2007–

Term aborted:

16.07.2024 -
Member of the European Parliament
Replaced by: Helena Marttila

Profession / Title:

journalist

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Uusimaa 21.03.2007–

Member of the Government:

  • Minister of Health and Social Services (Katainen) 22.06.2011–23.05.2013

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Grand Committee (alternate member) 11.09.2008–27.03.2009, (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015, (member) 02.05.2019–04.04.2023, (Second Vice Chair) 19.04.2023–15.07.2024, (member) 19.04.2023–15.07.2024
    • Working Subcommittee of the Grand Committee (Second Vice Chair) 25.04.2023–15.07.2024, (member) 25.04.2023–15.07.2024
    • Constitutional Law Committee (member) 09.06.2015–04.04.2023, (Chair) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019, (member) 19.04.2023–15.07.2024
    • Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 03.12.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Audit Committee (alternate member) 05.05.2015–08.06.2015
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 03.04.2007–10.09.2008, (alternate member) 04.06.2013–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Commerce Committee (member) 06.03.2020–10.06.2020
    • Committee for the Future (alternate member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Employment and Equality Committee (alternate member) 03.04.2007–22.06.2011
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 04.04.2007–02.05.2007
    • Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe (member) 04.06.2013–21.04.2015, (Chair) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (Chair) 11.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 03.05.2007–29.06.2011, (member) 18.06.2019–03.09.2024
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 12.06.2013–21.04.2015, (member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019, (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
  • Earlier parliamentary groups:
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 21.03.2007–15.07.2024
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 18.04.2019–01.02.2022

  • Full name:
    • Guzenina, Maria Edith
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1969 Helsinki
  • Present place of residence:
    • Espoo
  • Education:
    • secondary school graduate 1991 (Mäkelänrinteen iltalukio, general upper secondary school)
  • Career:
    • Freelance Radio and Television Reporter at Yleisradio 1992-2004
    • Host-Reporter for MTV-Europe in London 1993-1997
    • Columnist for Alueuutiset 1996-2001
    • Entrepreneur, clothing shop Guts 1998-2000
    • Columnist for Aktivisti 2002-2003
    • Columnist for Ilta-Sanomat 2003-2004
    • Columnist for Iltalehti 2004-2007
    • Freelance Reporter at Radio Nova 2004-2007
    • Columnist for Uutispäivä Demari 2004-
    • Permanent Editorial Assistant at Meidän Suomi magazine 2006-