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The Child Advisory Board for the period 1 September 2006 - 31 May 2011

Composition (deputy members are in brackets)


Chairperson:
Ombudsman for Children Maria Kaisa Aula
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Vice-chairperson:
Director, Kari Ilmonen
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Members:

Ministerial Counsellor, Pekka Järvinen
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
 (Deputy Director-General Riitta Viitala, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health)

Head of Unit, Sofie From-Emmesberger
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
(Legislative Secretary Satu Kaskinen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs)

Legislative Secretary, Markku Helin
Ministry of Justice
(Special Expert Maarit Leppänen, Ministry of Justice)

Police Inspector Mikko Lampikoski
Ministry of the Interior
(Ministerial Advisor Anne-Marie Välikangas
Ministry of Finance)

Director Eeva-Riitta Pirhonen
Ministry of Education
(Senior Officer Anna Mikander, Ministry of Education)

Director Olli Saarela
Ministry of Education
(Senior Officer Hannu Tolonen, Ministry of Education)

Ministerial Counsellor Anna-Liisa Tarvainen
Ministry of Transport and Communications
(Chief Engineer Juha Valtonen, Ministry of Transport and Communications)

Professor Leena Alanen
University of Jyväskylä
(Professor Anja Riitta Lahikainen University of Tampere)

General Secretary Eeva Kuuskoski
The Association of Voluntary, Health, Social and Welfare Organizations
 (General Secretary Hanna Markkula-Kivisilta, Save the Children)

Chairperson Ossi Heinänen
Finnish Youth Cooperation - Allianssi
(Administrative director Teemu Japisson Nuori Suomi)

Director Marja-Leena Toivanen
The Evangelical Lutheran Church
(General Secretary Kalevi Virtanen, Evangelical Lutheran Congregations' Child Work Centre)

Director of the Teaching and Cultural Unit Anneli Kangasvieri
Finnish Association of Local and Regional Authorities
(Head of Subscription Taru Kuosmanen, City of Tampere)

Governor Anneli Taina
State Provincial Office of South Finland
(Senior Medical Officer, project manager Matti Kaivosoja, Pohjanmaa project, Central Pohjanmaa Hospital District)

Dr Pentti Arajärvi
Central Union for Child Welfare
(Director of Social Work Anna Roinevirta, Janakkala municipality Central Union for Child Welfare)

Permanent experts:

Outcome Regional Manager Riitta Haverinen
National Institute for Health and Welfare

Senior Medical Officer Anneli Pouta
National Institute for Health and Welfare (HUOM: not KTL)

Director Matti Paloheimo
Finnish Board of Film Classification

Director Anja Peltonen
Consumer Agency

Head of Multicultural Affairs Anne Alitolppa-Niitamo
Family Federation

Project managing director Sirkka Rousu
Finnish Association for Local and Regional Authorities

General Secretary Mirjam Kalland
Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

Research Director Marjukka Lasola
National Research Institute of Legal Policy

Arts Secretary Esa Rantanen
Arts Council of Finland/Children's Culture division

Educational Counsellor Irmeli Halinen
National Board of Education

Ombudsman for Minorities Johanna Suurpää
Office of the Ombudsman for Minorities

Programme Director Inka Hetemäki
Finnish UNICEF

Professor Marjatta Lanning
Finnish Paediatric Society

Senior Researcher Hannele Sauli
Statistics Finland

Senior Officer Marjaana Pelkonen
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Auli Paavola
Secretary of the Advisory Board
Central Union for Child Welfare