Ilkka Kanerva
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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[change | change source]
- ↑ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland – Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kansanedustaja Ilkka Kanerva on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.