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] She served as Minister of Labour between 2000 and 2007 and as one of the two Deputy Speakers of Parliament on two occasions (February 2010 – April 2011; December 2020 – 2021). As a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), she has represented the Häme constituency since 1995. Previously, she was the vice chairman of the SDP parliamentary group (March 1999 – March 2002) and later its chairman and a member of its Working Committee (both between March 2007 and February 2010).^[1]

Tarja Filatov
Minister of Labour
In office 25 February 2000 – 19 April 2007
Prime Minister	Paavo Lipponen Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen
Preceded by	Sinikka Mönkäre
Succeeded by	Tarja Cronberg
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-09) 9 August 1963 (age 61) Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Finland
Political party	Social Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tampere

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

Preceded by Sinikka Mönkäre	Minister of Labour 2000–2007	Succeeded by Tarja Cronberg