Born in Vaasa 19.05.1972
University of Vaasa, Studies in economics 1995-1998
Vaasa University of applied Sciences, BSc in Electrical Engineering 1995
Douai Business school, France (1 term) 1993
Kirkkopuisto, Upper secondary school Vaasa, graduated 1991
English, fluent
Swedish, fluent
French, intermediate
Russian, basic
European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament 2014–
Parliament of Finland , Member of the Parliament, representative of Vaasa region 2003-2014
The City Council of Vaasa, 1st vice-chair 2005 – 2008, member 1997 –
Prime Minister’s office Finland, Prime Minister’s Special Advicer 2000-2003
Eurooppalainen Suomi ry, public communicator, acting executive director 1997-2000
Work as a engineer during and after studies; ABB Strömberg Kojeet Oy 1993-1996, Halton Anemotherm, French, 1994
Speaker’s Council 2011 – 2014
The grand committee (EU-affairs) 2003 – 2014, (vice-chair) 2007, (chair) 2011 – 2014
Constitutional law committee 2003 – 2005
Foreign affair committee 2003 – 2003, (vice-member) 2012 – 2014
Administrative committee 2003
Finance committee 2003 – 2008, (vice-member) 2008 – 2014
Environment committee 2005 – 2007
Member of a Finnish Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 2003 – 2014
1st. vice-president of a Finnish Social Democratic Parliamentary Group 2010 – 2011
2019–
AIDA Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Digital Age – 1st vice-chair
ITRE Committee on Industry, Research and Energy – Member
INTA Committee on International Trade – Substitute
AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs – Substitute
Delegation to the United States – vice-chair
Delegation to the Japan – Substitute
2014–2019
EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs – Substitute
Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committe
Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Other Activities
2019–
Intergroup on climate change biodiversity and sustainable development
– Co-chair
European Internet Forum – vice-chair
European Energy Forum – vice-chair
2014–2019
Chair of European Parliament bioeconomy working group
My page on Parliament webpage.
Offices held in local government bodies
Vaasa City Council, 1. deputy president 2005 – 2008, member 1997–
Board of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, member 2010 – 2014
Board of Vaasan Sähkö Oy, deputy president 2009 –
Pohjanmaa Regional Council, president 2005 – 2017
Other activities
Chair of Board of EPV Energia Oy, member 2012 –
Administrative council of Finnvera oyj 2012 – 2014
Board of Finnish Port Association, member 2009 – 2014
DEMO ry, Finnish multiparty NGO for Democracy work, president 2008 – 2009
Administrative council of Anvia 2008 – 2014
President, European Movement Finland, 2007 – 2013
Advisory board of Paasikivi-seura ry 2005 –
Kansanvalta 2007 committee for strengthening democracy (Ministry of Justice) 2005
Administrative council of Rautaruukki oy 2004 – 2009
Naiset 96 ry, Women for EU integration NGO, president 2002 – 2004
Member of Finnish UN Association board, 1997 – 2001
Offices held in national government bodies
National sports council (vice-member) 2003-2007
National sports council, sports policy chapter 2003-2007
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Member of the European Parliament
miapetra.kumpula-natri(at)ep.europa.eu
Mobile: +358 50 511 3004
Office: +32 2 2845 294
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