Personal details

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Vanhanen), 24 June 2003–19 April 2007

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Jäätteenmäki), 17 April 2003–24 June 2003

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Lipponen II), 25 February 2000–17 April 2003

Minister of Trade and Industry (Lipponen II), 15 April 1999–25 February 2000

 

Member of Parliament, 1970–1979, 1991 to present

Grand Committee, Chair 1995–1999, 2007–2011

Speaker's Council, Member 2007–2011

Social Democratic Party parliamentary group, Vice Chair 1991–1996, Chair 1996–1999

Board of the Library of Parliament, Chair 2003 to present

Grand Committee, Chair 1995–1999

Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council, Member 1970–1979, 1991–1999, 2007–2011, Vice Chair 1991–1993, Chair 2008

Finnish Delegation to the EFTA Parliamentarians' Committee, Chair 1993–1994, Vice Chair 1994

Finnish Delegation to the Parliamentary Joint Commission of the European Economic Area, Chair 1993–1994, Vice Chair 1994

 

Docent in Political History, University of Helsinki, 1997 to present

Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki, 1979–1991

Editor-in-chief, Ydin magazine 1977–1991

Economics and market analyst, Rautaruukki Oy 1975–1977

Television journalist 1967–1969

 

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV), Chair of the Board 1993–1996

Regional Planning Association of Helsinki, Vice Chair of the Central Council 1985–1991

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV), Board Member 1981–1996

Regional Planning Association of Helsinki, Board Member 1981–1985

Helsinki City Council, Member 1969–1979

 

Fortum, Supervisory Board, Member 1998–1999

Paasikivi Society, Vice Chair 1995 to present

Finnish Housing Reform Association, Chair 1988–1994

Committee of 100 in Finland, Chair 1988–1992

Party Council of the Social Democratic Party, Member 1987–1993

Regional Administration Committee, Chair 1986–1987

Elanto Group, Supervisory Board, Member 1983–1996

Presidential Electoral College, Member 1982

Finnish Olympic Committee, Board Member 1980–1992

Development Cooperation Committee, Vice Chair 1977–1978

Elanto Group, Supervisory Board, Member 1976–1999

Neste Corporation, Supervisory Board, Member 1976–1998

HOK-Elanto Council of Representatives, Member 1975 to present

II Parliamentary Defence Committee, Member 1974–1975

CSIT (Comité Sportif International du Travail), Member 1972–1978

Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL), Member of the Committee 1971–1979

 

Spouse: Marja-Helena Rajala

Language skills: Finnish, Swedish, English, French, German and Estonian

Military rank: Staff Sergeant

 

Publications:

Tahditon rauhanmarssi (Aphorisms) 1967

Öljypeli (The Oil Game) 1970

Suomi ja EEC (Finland and the EEC) 1971

K.H.Wiik I. Itsenäisyysmies ja internationalisti (Wiik biography, Licentiate dissertation) 1979

Vaihtoehdottoman demokratian kritiikki (A Critique of Democracy without Alternatives) 1980

Tulevaisuuden varjossa (In the Shadow of the Future, discussions with Jan-Magnus Jansson) 1981

K.H.Wiik II. Puoluesihteeri ja oppositiososialisti. (2nd part of Wiik biography) 1982

Sakari Tuomioja. Suomalainen sovittelija (A biography) 1986

Helsinki, Suomen pääkaupunki (Helsinki, Capital of Finland) 1988

Eurooppalainen Suomi (European Finland) 1989

Europe and the Nordic Fringe (written and published in english) 1991

Kukkaisvallasta Kekkosvaltaan (From Flower-Power to Kekkonen-Power, memoirs) 1993

Matkaopas kansanäänestyspaikalle (A Guide to the Referendum) 1994

Pekka Kuusi - Alkoholipoliitikko, sosiaalipoliitikko, ihmiskuntapoliitikko (A biography of Pekka Kuusi as social scientist, PhD dissertation) 1996

Markka vai euro? (The Mark or the Euro?) 1997

Millaiseen Eurooppaan? 1998 (What Kind of Europe?)

Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikka anno 2004 2004

Häivähdys punaista. Hella Wuolijoki ja Salme Pekkala vallankumouksen palveluksessa (A Wash of Red, published in Finnish, Swedish, Estonian, and German) 2006

Jaan Tõnisson ja Viron itsenäisyys (Jaan Tõnisson and Estonian Independence, published in Finnish and Estonian) 2010

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