Speaker Biography - Sirkka-Liisa Anttila (Finland)

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 19 April 2007 to present
Associate in Administration, Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Date and place of birth: 20 December 1943, Marttila
Place of residence: Forssa

Finnish Centre Women, Chair 1994-2003
Centre Party, Deputy Party Leader 1994-2000
Centre Party, Etelä-Häme District, Chair 1981-1994

Member of Parliament, 1983-1996, 1999 to present
Speakers of Parliament, First Deputy Speaker 1995-1996, 1999-2003, 2006-2007
Speaker's Council, First Deputy Speaker 1995-1996, 1999-2007
Grand Committee, Member 1983-1986, 1991-1995, 2003-2003, 2005-2006
Forum for International Affairs, Member 2006-2007
Committee for Agriculture and Forestry, Chair 1991-1995, 2003-2006
Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, Member 2003-2006
Finnish Delegation to the Council of Europe, Member 1995, 1996; Chair/Vice Chair 1995, 2003-2006
Finnish Delegation to the Joint Committee of the European Parliament and the Finnish Parliament, Member 1993-1994
Parliamentary Salary Delegation, Member 1983-1992
Parliamentary Auditors, Member 1985-1991

Member of European Parliament, 1996-1999

Forssa City Council, 1977 to present
Forssa Joint Municipal Health Care Board, Chair 2001 to present
Forssa Vocational Institute, Board, Chair 1993-1997
Kanta-Häme Hospital District, Council Member 1990-1996
Forssa City Council, Vice Chair, 1991-1992
Forssa City Board, Member 1977-1979, 1988-1991

National Council of Women of Finland, Board, Chair 2007 to present
Council for Gender Equality, Chair 2003-2007
Council of Europe, Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, Sub-Committee on Agriculture and Food, Chair 1994-1996, 2003-2006
Coalition of Finnish Women´s Associations NYTKIS, Chair 1999-2003
National Board of Economic Defence, Member 1993-2001
OP Bank Group Central Cooperative, Supervisory Board, Member 1994-1997
National Board of Economic Defence, Sector for Food Supply, Member 1993 to present
Neste Oil, Supervisory Board, Member 1993-1997
Council of Europe, Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, Member, 1989-1996
Forssa Parish Council, Member 1982-1994
Pohjantähti Mutual Insurance Company, Supervisory Board, 1991 to present
Neste Oil, Auditor 1991-1992
Finnish 4H Federation, Häme District, Board Member 1990 to present
Advisory Council on Consumer Affairs, Member 1990 to present
Finnish Trotting and Breeding Association, Forssa District, Board Member 1990-1998
Forssa OP Bank, Supervisory Board, Member 1979 to present
Consumer Council, Member 1979-1990

Spouse: Farmer Risto Into Einari Anttila, 1967 to present
Children: Hanna-Maija (1967), Heli (1974)