Erkki Liikanen

Erkki Liikanen

Erkki Liikanen (born September 19, 1950, Mikkeli) has been Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland since 12 July 2004. He is also Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (2004– ) and Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland (2004– ). Earlier in his career he was the first Finnish Member of the European Commission.

Erkki Liikanen has a Masters degree in Political Science (Economics) from the University of Helsinki in 1975.

[edit] Career

1999–2004 Member of the European Commission, ie Commissioner, for Enterprise and Information Society
1995–1999: Member of the European Commission, ie Commissioner, for Budget; Personnel and administration, including responsibilities for translation and information technology
1990–1994: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Finnish Mission to the European Union
1987–1990: Minister of Finance for Finland under the government of Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister
1983–1987: Parliamentary Trustee to the Bank of Finland (Vice Chairman), Speaker's Council
1981–1987: Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party
1980–1989: Member and subsequently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Outokumpu Corporation
1978, 1982, 1988: Elected as Member of the Electoral College to select the Finnish President
1972–1990: Member of Parliament; member of Cultural Affairs Committee (1972–1975), Agriculture and Forestry Committee (Vice Chairman) (1977–1979), Foreign Affairs Committee (member 1975–1982; Chairman 1983–1987)

The book provides a diary-like description of Mr Liikanen's ambassadorship in Brussels.

Preceded by '	European Commissioner for Budget, Personnel & Administration 1995-1999	Succeeded by Neil Kinnock
Preceded by Martin Bangemann	European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society 1999-2004 (jointly with Ján Figeľ)	Succeeded by Olli Rehn
Preceded by none	Finnish European Commissioner 1995–2004	Succeeded by Olli Rehn