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Jyrki Katainen
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Person

Jyrki Katainen

b. 1971

Finnish politician

Born
14 Oct 1971 · Siilinjärvi
Part ofFinland1510 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 63 years
  1. 14 Oct 1971BornBorn in Siilinjärvi
  2. 1999 – 2011RoleMember of the Parliament of Finland
  3. 2007 – 2011RoleDeputy Prime Minister of Finland
  4. 2007 – 2011RoleMinister of Finance
  5. 2008AwardCommander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  6. 2010AwardMedal for Military Merits
  7. 2011 – 2014RoleMember of the Parliament of Finland
  8. 2011 – 2014RolePrime Minister of Finland
  9. 2011AwardGrand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
  10. 2013AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  11. 2014AwardOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
  12. 2014RoleEuropean Commissioner for Economic Affairs
  13. 2014 – 2019RoleEuropean Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1971 – today).

  1. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  2. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  3. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  5. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  6. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  7. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  8. 1985Schengen Agreement
  9. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  10. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  11. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  12. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  13. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  15. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  16. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  17. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  18. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  19. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  20. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  21. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  22. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  23. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  24. 20112011 Norway attacks
  25. 2011Libyan civil war
  26. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  27. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  28. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2015Paris Agreement
  31. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  33. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  34. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  35. 2023Gaza war
  36. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  37. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) 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. 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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