Jyrki Katainen

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Jyrki Katainen
42nd Prime Minister of Finland
In office
22 June 2011 ? 24 June 2014
President Tarja Halonen
Sauli Niinisto
Deputy Jutta Urpilainen
Preceded by Mari Kiviniemi
Succeeded by Alexander Stubb
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
19 April 2007 ? 22 June 2011
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by Eero Heinaluoma
Succeeded by Jutta Urpilainen
Minister of Finance
In office
19 April 2007 ? 22 June 2011
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Mari Kiviniemi
Preceded by Eero Heinaluoma
Succeeded by Jutta Urpilainen
Personal details
Born ( 1971-10-14 ) 14 October 1971 (age 52)
Siilinjarvi , Finland
Political party National Coalition Party
Spouse(s) Mervi Katainen
Alma mater University of Tampere
Signature
Military service
Branch/service Finnish Army
Years of service 1989?1990
Rank Senior 1st Lieutenant

Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician. He was the Prime Minister of Finland from June 2011 [1] [2] to June 2014. He is also the chairman of the National Coalition Party .

References [ change | change source ]

  1. Zetterberg, Seppo, ed. (2003). Suomen historian pikkujattilainen [ A Small Giant of the Finnish History ] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Werner Soderstrom Publishing Ltd.
  2. "Katainen villitsi kokoomusvaen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 17 April 2011.

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