Personal details
Minister of Culture Tanja Saarela
Minister of Culture, 17 April 2003 to present
Bachelor of Social Services, Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Date and place of birth: 22 August 1970, Salo, Finland
Place of residence: Espoo
Member of Parliament, 1999 to present
Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Administrative Council, Member 1999-2000
Entrepreneur for a period of 10 years in the 1990s
ÄIMÄ Association (Association of mothers suffering from post-partum depression), Member 1998 to present
Elämä on parasta huumetta ("Life tastes better without drugs") Association, Board Member 2000-2003
Spouse: Olli Saarela 2006 to present
Children: Tiia, b. 1995; Thomas, b. 1998
