Before devoting his work to politics full time,Ville Skinnari has worked in various international positions in the field of international relations,business development,legal affairs,and trade,including a Helsinki based Attorney Office Lexia Ltd.,technology start up in London,Japanese trading house Marubeni in Tokyo as well as working with Nokia Mobile Phone’s service business development as a subcontractor. Mr. Skinnari has also worked as a freelance journalist. From 1995 until 1999,Skinnari worked as a freelance journalist in Japan,the Netherlands,and the United Kingdom.
He completed his military service at the Finnish Military Sports School (1993) and achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant in 2016.
Is his first season 2015-2019 his parliamentary roles included Memberships in the Economic Committee,the Constitutional Committee and the Nordic Council. He also acted as a Chair of the Parliament's Friendship Groups for Japan,Gulf Region and Central Asia.
Currently in the Finnish Parliament,he is a member of Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee,Member of the Constitutional Committee and a Deputy member of the Grand Committee (EU-affairs). Mr. Skinnari is also a Member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. He also acts as a Chair of the Parliament's Friendship Groups for Gulf Region,China and Central Asia.
Mr. Skinnari has also been an active speaker at the international level,participating in various conferences and summits after leaving his position as a minister in 2023.
Personal life
Skinnari is married and has three children. One of them is Axel Skinnari,a current player for HPK. Ville Skinnari is the son of Jouko Skinnari,who served as a Member of Parliament (1980–2015) and as a minister (1997–1999).
Other activities
International organizations
World Bank,Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[6]
OECD/UNDP Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB),Member of the Governing Board (since 2019)[7]
Non-profit organizations
Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing,Chair (2017–2019)
Hockey Unlimited,Member of the Board (2014–2019)
Lahti Energia Oy,Vice-Chair of the Board (2013–2017)
Chair of the School Meal Coalition with the World Food Programme (WFP) 2021-2023
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