Kari Häkämies
Minister of Interior
In office
15 April 1999 – 30 August 2000
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byJan-Erik Enestam
Succeeded byVille Itälä
Minister of Justice
In office
2 February 1996 – 12 March 1998
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byJussi Järventaus
Personal details
Born
Kari Pekka Häkämies

1956 (age 67–68)
Karhula, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition Party
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • Novelist
Writing career
LanguageFinnish language
GenrePolitical thriller novels

Kari Häkämies (born 1956) is a Finnish lawyer and politician being a member of the National Coalition Party. He served as the justice minister and interior minister and was elected to the Finnish Parliament. He is also the author of several political thriller novels first of which was published in 2010.[1]

Biography

Häkämies was born in Karhula in 1956.[1][2] He received a degree in law from University of Helsinki in 1982.[3]

Häkämies works as a lawyer.[1] He is part of the National Coalition Party.[2] He served as the justice minister between 2 February 1996 and 12 March 1998 in the first cabinet of Paavo Lipponen.[3] Häkämies was elected as mayor of Kuopio in 1998 and held the post until 2001.[3] He was appointed minister of interior to the second cabinet of Lipponen on 15 April 1999.[2][3] Häkämies resigned from the office on 30 August 2000[3] and was replaced by Ville Itälä in the post on 1 September.[2]

Häkämies was first elected to the Finnish Parliament on 2 March 1987.[4][3] His parliamentary tenure ended on 31 July 1998.[3] He is the chairman of the Regional Council of Southwest Finland or region mayor of Southwest Finland.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kari Häkämies" (in Finnish). DekkariNetti. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jan Sundberg (December 2001). "Finland". European Journal of Political Research. 40 (3–4): 292–293. doi:10.1111/1475-6765.00046-i2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kari Häkämies" (in Finnish). Finnish Parliament. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Above it all". Ylioppilaslehti. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kari Häkämies Region Mayor". Regional Council of Southern Finland. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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