The Government appoints the Board for Gene Technology upon the submission of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for a term of five years. The Board consists of a chairman, a vice chairman and at the most five other members and their deputy members. The members of the Board shall represent at least the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of the Environment. Ethical expertise shall also be represented in the Board. The Board has a secretary general and a secretariat in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Ministerial Adviser Kirsi Törmäkangas acts as the secretary general. The term of office of the present Board lasts from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2015.
Chairman
Professor Emeritus Matti Sarvas, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Vice Chairman
Senior Assistant Irma Saloniemi, University of Turku
Other members
Senior Industry Adviser Paula Nybergh, Ministry of Employment
and the Economy
Personal deputy member:
Ministerial Adviser Tero Kuitunen, Ministry of Employment and
the Economy
Senior Trade Adviser Leena Mannonen, Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry
Personal deputy member:
Senior Officer Hannu Miettinen, Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry
Ministerial Adviser Anneli Törrönen, Ministry of Social Affairs
and Health
Personal deputy member:
Director Jari Keinänen, Ministry of Social Affairs and
Health
Ministerial Adviser Pirkko Kivelä, Ministry of the Environment
Personal deputy member:
Senior Adviser for the Environment Anna-Maija Pajukallio,
Ministry of the Environment
Research Fellow Marko Ahteensuu, University of Turku
Personal deputy member:
Researcher Helena Siipi, University of Turku