• Member of the Finnish Parliament 2007 - (www.eduskunta.fi)
  
• General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party in Finland 2005 - 2008
• Previous political assistant for the minister of education (2003), the minister of labour (2004) and the minister of finance (2005), secretary for the socialdemocratic group in government
• 10 years of experience from various public-sector duties
• Family: husband Michael Ranta, children Sissi (1990), Hanna (1993) and Kalle (1995)
• Lives in Southern Finland in municipality of Raasepori (www.raasepori.fi)

SDP has 45 of the 200 seats in Parliament since the elections held on the 18th March, 2007.The party is in opposition after an eight year long time in the government.

Maarit Feldt-Ranta
Member of Parliament
Adress: 00102 Parliament
tel. +358 9 4323137, mobile +358 50 512 2544
e-mail: maarit.feldt-ranta(a)eduskunta.fi

Assistant:

Gun Lagerstam
Assistant to MP 
tel. +358 9 432 4137, mobile +358 50 32 35 001
e-mail: gun.lagerstam(a)eduskunta.fi