Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (born 19 May 1972) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2024.
Political career Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2024 Kumpula-Natri was a Member of the European Parliament from the 2014 European elections. In parliament, she served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). On the committee, she was the Parliament's rapporteur on European Union roaming regulations (2017)Chris Spillane (February 1, 2017), EU reaches mobile roaming deal Politico Europe. and on the European strategy for data (2020).
From 2021, Kumpula-Nari was part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, she was also part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States; she previously belonged to the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee and to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly from 2014 until 2019.
Kumpula-Natri was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity,Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against PovertyIntergroup on Fighting against Poverty European Parliament. and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
Following the 2019 elections, Kumpula-Natri was part of a cross-party working group in charge of drafting the European Parliament's four-year work program on digitization.Florian Eder (June 13, 2019), POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by Google: Madrid’s moment — Parliament working groups sneak peak[sic] — Happy birthday, GDPR Politico Europe.
According to Politico Europe, Kumpula-Natri was a candidate to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres's, first-ever Envoy on Technology in 2021; instead, the role went to Chilean diplomat Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond.Secretary-General Appoints Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile as Envoy on Technology United Nations, press release of January 21, 2021.Melissa Heikkilä (May 19, 2021), António Guterres’ role questioned in UN harassment case Politico Europe.
Later career In addition to her role in parliament, Kumpula-Natri has been serving as a member of the Finnish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2024. In the Assembly, she is a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 2024), the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 2024) and the Sub-Committee on External Relations (since 2025).Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In this capacity, she authored a 2025 report on developments in Ukraine.Europe must show unwavering support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release 31 January 2025.
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