Timo Harakka
Finnish journalist, politician and Minister of Employment
Timo Olavi Harakka (born 31 December 1962) is a Finnish politician. He has represented the electoral district of Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland as a Social Democrat since 2015.[1]
Timo Harakka | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Harakka in 2020 | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Sanna Marin |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Rinne |
| Preceded by | Jari Lindström |
| Succeeded by | Tuula Haatainen |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timo Olavi Harakka 31 December 1962 Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anu Laitila |
| Education | Master of Arts |
| Alma mater | Helsinki Theatre Academy |
| Profession | Journalist, author |
| Website | timoharakka |
In June 2019, Harakka was made Minister of Employment in the Rinne Cabinet.[2] He later joined the Marin Cabinet as Minister of Transport and Communications.[3]
References
change- ↑ Timo Harakka Parliament of Finland (in English). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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