Jyri Häkämies
| Jyri Häkämies | |
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| Minister of Defence of Finland | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi |
| Preceded by | Seppo Kääriäinen |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 March 1999 |
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| Constituency | Kymi constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1961 Karhula, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Tuija Arhosola-Häkämies |
Jyri Jukka Häkämies (born 30 August 1961) is the current Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs and a representative of the National Coalition Party, and the minister responsible for supervision of government enterprises with the exception of Patria, which is supervised by Jan Vapaavuori. He is also a member of the government's finance committee, a board member at YLE, the governmental supervisory board, Kotka city council and the Kymenlaakso regional board, where he is the chairman.
Häkämies was born in Karhula. He holds a Masters degree in Political science. Before entering the politics, he worked as the CEO of the Kymenlaakso chambers of commerce. Häkämies is a Senior Lieutenant in the military reserve. His older brother, Kari Häkämies, has also been a member of the parliament and government. Jyri Häkämies became the Finnish Minister of Defence in 2007 in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet. He was involved in a campaign finance controversy. His campaign received €10,000 from a company which was later invited to a sauna evening that cost 300 euros.[1][2]
Häkämies has worked to improve ethical standards for state-owned enterprises. He has advocated a whistleblower system.[3]
Häkämies launched the largest electric car and electric car charging station project in the country's history.[4]
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| Preceded by Seppo Kääriäinen |
Minister of Defence (Finland) 2007-2011 |
Succeeded by Stefan Wallin |
