Personal details

Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies

 

Minister of Defence, 19 April 2007 to present, and Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office (ownership steering as of 1 May 2007)

Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament

National Coalition Party

Date and place of birth: 30 August 1961, Karhula

Place of residence: Kotka

 

Member of Parliament, 1999 to present

National Coalition Party parliamentary group, Vice Chair 2003-2006, Chair 2006-2007

Parliamentary Trustees of the Bank of Finland, 2006-2007

Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), Administrative Council, 1999-2006

Grand Committee, Member 2002-2003, Chair 2003

Speaker's Council, Member 2003

Subcommittee for Security and Defence 2003

 

Kymenlaakso Chamber of Commerce, Managing Director 1994-2003

Kymen Sanomat, Sales Manager 1991-1994

Kymen Viestintä Oy, Communications Manager 1989-1991

National Coalition Party, Party Council, Information Secretary 1987-1989

 

Kotka City Council, Member 2005 to present

Regional Council of Kymenlaakso, Assembly, Chair 2005 to present

 

Port of Kotka Ltd, Supervisory Board, Chair 2005-2007

Finland-Russia Society, Council Member 2006 to present

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, Supervisory Board, Member 2006-2007

Kymen Puhelin Oy, Supervisory Board, Member 1998-2007

European People’s Party, Vice President 2003-2006

 

Spouse: Tuija Arhosola-Häkämies 1988 to present

Children: Joel (1989), Eerik (1993)

Military rank: Senior Lieutenant