Ilkka Suominen

Ministeri (Minister) Ilkka Suominen
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office 2 April 1987 – 5 May 1987
Preceded by	Erkki Pystynen
Succeeded by	Matti Ahde
In office 30 April 1991 – 6 February 1993
Preceded by	Esko Aho
Succeeded by	Riitta Uosukainen
President of the Nordic Council
In office 1992–1992
Preceded by	Anker Jørgensen
Succeeded by	Jan P. Syse
Personal details
Born	(1939-04-08) 8 April 1939 Nakkila, Finland
Political party	National Coalition Party
Spouse	Riitta Suominen

Ilkka Olavi Suominen (born 8 April 1939 in Nakkila) is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1992.

He was member of the parliament from 1970 to 1975 and from 1983 to 1994. Suominen was the chairman of the National Coalition Party 1979–1991 and twice the speaker of the parliament 1987 and 1991–1994. He held the position of minister of trade and industry in Holkeri cabinet 1987–1991. Suominen left parliament to become CEO of state monopoly Alko. He was elected as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for one term 1999-2004 (EPP).

He was also the chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE 1992–1994.

See also

• Bilderberg Group