Ilkka Kanerva

Ilkka Kanerva speaks to the press at a polling station in Kyiv on 31 March 2019 (cropped).jpg

Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva (28 January 1948 – 14 April 2022) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1975 until 2022. He was born in Lokalahti, now a part of Uusikaupunki, Finland. Kanerva was Deputy Prime Minister of Finland for a few months in 1991.

Kanerva was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.[1] Kanerva was a member of the National Coalition Party. Kanerva was the Minister of Labour from 1975 until 2022.

Kanerva died after a short-illness in Turku, Finland on 14 April 2022 at the age of 74.[2]

References

  1. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland – Ministers of Foreign AffairsValtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. Kansanedustaja Ilkka Kanerva on kuollut (in fi). Yle Uutiset (14 April 2022). Retrieved 14 April 2022.