Maria Edith Guzenina (née Stieren, previously Guzenina-Richardson and Lindell; born 12 January 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish politician who became a household name in Finland after working as the first Finnish VJ for MTV Europe from 1993 until 1997. Her career in journalism started in the late 1980s, when only at the age of 17 and still a student in high school she became a co-host of a famous Finnish television personality Timo T. A. Mikkonen in his daily magazine-type program. Since then she has hosted several television programs and shows for the Finnish National Broadcasting Company, hosted several radio talk shows and has written articles and columns for numerous Finnish newspapers and magazines. Guzenina has been a member of the Finnish parliament since 2007. She worked as a Minister of Health and Social Services from 22 June 2011 to 24 May 2013. Career in journalism Guzenina worked as a radio journalist in the now-defunct Radio Aino and Yle Q, which were both AOR radio stations targeted at the thirty-something and forty-something demographics. On the radio she could be heard leading a daily talk show discussing current issues with politicians and experts and in addition cohosting a programme with a man about the pitfalls of relationships for couples. Guzenina wrote a humorous book on the subject with Seppo Pietikäinen, titled Parisuhteen käsikirja ('A manual for relationships') and published in 2005. Political career Guzenina's later career has involved politics within the ranks of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Her political agenda centers on families, childcare and social services. She was elected as a member of the Espoo municipal council in 2004 and a Member of Parliament in the spring elections of 2007. She gained 12578 votes, the 10th most in the country. In June 2008 Guzenina was elected as the second deputy chairman of the SDP. She was re-elected to the parliament in 2011 with 14581 votes, which was the most votes amongst female candidates and 7th in the whole country. After the election, she was appointed Minister of Social Services (the second minister position in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health) in the government of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen. The Social Democratic Party announced after the 2011 elections that it will likely reshuffle its ministers halfway through the term. Of the six SDP ministers, three, including Guzenina, were swapped in May 2013. She was replaced by