Liisa Siika-aho
Head of Department, Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Insurance and Social Security 2022–
Born: 1979
Education: Master of Administrative Sciences
Career history
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Benefits Unit
- Director 2015– (on leave of absence 12/2022–)
- Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland)
- Centre for International Affairs, Insurance and Benefits
- Deputy Director 2014–2015
- Helsinki Insurance District, International Affairs and Family Benefits
- Office Manager 2011–2013
- Disability Pension Group of the Health Care Department
- Head of Services 2008–2011
- Disability Pension and Disability Benefits Group of the Pensions and Income Security Department
- Planning Officer 2006–2008
- Insurance Secretary 2004–2006
- Centre for International Affairs, Insurance and Benefits
Current board memberships and other affiliations
- Committee on Social Security Reform
- Vice Chair 2020–
- Board of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
- Vice Chair 2021–
- Kela’s Advisory Board
- Member 2020–
- Kela’s Advisory Board on Health Insurance
- Member 2020–
- Several working group chairmanships in connection with legislative preparation projects
Previous board memberships and other affiliations
- Finnish Centre for Pensions, Deputy Chair of the Board, until 2022
- The Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution Mela, Deputy Member of the Board, until 2022