Jyri Häkämies

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Jyri Häkämies
Jyri Häkämies

Incumbent
Assumed office 
April 19, 2007
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Preceded by Seppo Kääriäinen

Member of the Parliament of Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office 
March 24, 1999
Constituency Kymi constituency

Born August 30, 1961 (1961-08-30) (age 46)
Karhula, Finland
Political party National Coalition Party
Spouse Tuija Arhosola-Häkämies

Jyri Jukka Häkämies (born 30 August 1961 in Karhula) is the current Finnish Minister of Defence and a representative of the National Coalition Party. He is also a member of the government's finance committee, a board member at YLE, the governmental supervisory board, Kotka city counsil and the Kymenlaakso regional board, where he is the chairman. He holds a Masters degree in Political science. Before entering the politics, he worked as the CEO of the Kymenlaakso chambers of commerce. Häkämies is a Senior Lieutenant in the military reserve. His older brother, Kari Häkämies, has also been a member of the parliament and government. Jyri Häkämies became the Finnish Minister of Defence in 2007 in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.

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Preceded by
Seppo Kääriäinen
Minister of Defence (Finland)
2007
Succeeded by
incumbent
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