Name: Ms Sirpa Pietikäinen
Title: Board Member of International IDEA
Education: Master in Economics
Current and Previous Positions: Minister of the Environment, 1991-1995; Member of Parliament, 1993- 2003; Member of Foreign Affairs Committee, 1995- 2003; Vice President of the Coalition Party, 1989-1995; Hameenlinna City Council, 1981-1992; Member of UN Disarmament Week Committee, 1984-1985; Chair of European Democratic Unions Environmental Committee 1990-1995; President of the Finnish Club of Rome, 1996-2001; President of the Finnish Fair Trade Association, 1999-2005; President of the Finnish UN Association, 1996-; President of the Citizens Security Council, 1997-; Member of the Board of Parliamentarians for Global Action, 1996- 2000; Member of the Board of Earth Action, 1997-; Member of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention, Steering Group, 1998-2002; Chairperson of the WFUNA, World Federation of United Nations Associations 2000-2004; OWI, One World International trustee 2003-; Teaching and consulting the art and science of negotiations since 1996 in Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University, Joensuu University, corporations, trade unions, NGOs; -Member of the board of Kone Oyj (inc) 2006-.
