Secretariat - Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings

Eva Biaudet

Finnish Member of Parliament Eva Biaudet was appointed OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in October 2006. She was born in Helsinki in 1961 and studied law at the University of Helsinki before becoming an MP in 1991.

Ms. Biaudet was Finland's Minister of Health and Social Services from 1999-2000 and 2002-2003. She has been a member of various parliamentary committees including the Foreign Affairs Committee, and a deputy member of the Finnish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

During her tenure as a minister, Ms Biaudet launched a Nordic-Baltic campaign against trafficking and was strongly engaged in raising awareness and fostering public debate on the problem. As a Member of Parliament, she has helped shape Finnish legislation on trafficking. She has also participated for many years in the human rights work of non-governmental organizations, especially in the field of child protection, gender and refugees.

Ms Biaudet has four children, Amanda, Julia, David and Simon. She speaks Swedish, Finnish, English, French and German.