Personal details
Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen
Minister of Trade and Industry, 17 April 2003 to present
Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Date and place of birth: 6 October 1947, Kinnula, Finland
Place of residence: Jyväskylä
Minister of the Interior, 26 April 1991 to 12 April 1995
Centre Party, Member of the Party Delegation and the Board of Directors, several years
Centre Party, Central Finland District, Chair 1987-1991
Member of Parliament, 1979 to present
Centre Party parliamentary group, Vice Chair 1987-1999, Chair 1999 to present
Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), Administrative Council, Member 1982-1987, Chair 1987-1991
Parliamentary Finance Committee, Chair 1995-1999
Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland, Member 1995-2003, Chair 2003
Town of Jyväskylä, Researcher 1972
Association for Progressive Science Policy in Finland, Executive Secretary 1973
University of Jyväskylä, Assistant and Amanuensis 1973
Centre Party District Organisation in Central Finland, Executive Secretary 1974-1979
Political Secretary to the Minister of Labour 1976-1977
Political Secretary to the Minister of the Interior 1978-1979
Jyväskylä Town Council, Member 1977 to present
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Chair of the Council 1997-2001
Regional Council of Central Finland, Board Member 1985-1990
Central Finland Regional Planning Association, Board Member 1981-1984
Regional Council of Central Finland, Chair 1993-2002
Export Credit Agency, Administrative Board, Member 1982-1986
Government Guarantee Fund, Administrative Board, Member 1995-1996
Registered Association for Sports in Central Finland, Chair 1995 to present
Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (SITRA), Member of the Supervisory Board 2003
Spouse: Raija Kaarina Pekkarinen 1972 to present, Public Health Nurse
Children: Tero, b. 1973; Teemu, b. 1976; Tiina. b. 1982; Tuulimari, b. 1988
