Jyrki Katainen

Finnish politician · Finland · On the map · Politicians · Born 1971 · age 55

Jyrki Tapani Katainen is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously prime minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and chairman of the National Coalition Party from 2004 to 2014.

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2014Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st ClassAward2013Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward2011Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of AustriaAward2010Medal for Military MeritsAward2009“We are not able to find out, what (funds) were gathered in these campaigns.”In their wordsabout the president election campaign funds of Sauli Niinistö. The obligatory report hide funds in 17.9.2009Read the whole statement

2008“Tax reductions of the poor is an hollow idea. The critics of the decrease in taxation is based on harmful envy.”In their wordsHelsngin Sanomat 25.7.2008 A4 fi: Pienituloisten veronkevennykset on ontto ajatus. Veronkevennysten ja tukien arvostelu perustuuRead the whole statement

Commander of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1971Born14 October 1971

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Katainen and Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis on 16 September 2011

Katainen and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on 29 October 2012

Katainen with Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak in Istanbul, 28 February 2019

Awards

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class2014

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland2013

Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria2011

Medal for Military Merits2010

Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland2008

Cross of Merit of the War Invalides

About this person

He was succeeded by Alexander Stubb as chairman of Finland's National Coalition Party. After stepping down as prime minister, Katainen was elected as European Commission Vice-President in July 2014.

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Finland