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Eero Rantala
Eero Rantala (5 October 1941–5 February 2019) was a Finnish politician who held several cabinet posts in late 1970s. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Biography Rantala was born in Helsinki on 5 October 1941. He served in the Finnish army with the rank of first lieutenant. Then he worked at different cooperatives in research and management positions. Rantala joined the Social Democratic Party of Finland. His first cabinet post was the minister of trade and industry to which he was appointed on 30 November 1975. He held the post until 29 September 1976 in the second cabinet led by Martti Miettunen. Rantala was appointed minister of trade and industry on 15 May 1977 to the second cabinet of Kalevi Sorsa and remained in office until 26 May 1979. Rantala also held the post of the minister of interior in the same cabinet between 2 March 1978 and 26 May 1979. Following his retirement from ministerial posts Rantala was appointed the director of the OTK coo ...
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Minister Of Trade And Industry (Finland)
The Minister of Trade and Industry () was one of the ministerial portfolios in the Finnish Government sv, Finlands statsråd , border = , image = File:Finnish Government logo.png , image_size = 250 , caption = , date = , state = Republic of Finland , polity = , cou ... from 1918 to 2008. In 2008, the position was replaced by Minister of Economic Affairs. List of Ministers of Trade and Industry References Trade and Industry {{Finland-stub ...
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been described as a ''sui generis'' political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.8per cent of the world population in 2020, the EU generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around trillion in 2021, constituting approximately 18per cent of global nominal GDP. Additionally, all EU states but Bulgaria have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme. Its cornerstone, the Customs Union, paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states have agree ...
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Politicians From Helsinki
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ...
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Ministers Of The Interior Of Finland
Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government with the rank of a normal minister but who doesn't head a ministry ** Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the opposition ** Minister (Austria) * Minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador * Ministerialis, a member of a noble class in the Holy Roman Empire * ''The Minister'', a 2011 French-Belgian film directed by Pierre Schöller See also *Ministry (other) *Minster (other) *''Yes Minister ''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fro ...
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Government Ministers Of Finland
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed govern ...
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2019 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ...
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1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua (typeface class), Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian an ...
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Demokraatti
''Demokraatti'' is a Finnish language newspaper and Social Democratic Party organ published daily in Helsinki, Finland. History and profile ''Demokraatti'' was established in 1895. Its name in the beginning was ''Työmies'' (The Labourer). The paper is headquartered in Helsinki and is the organ of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For .... The paper is published five times a week. In late 1997 another social democratic paper, '' Turun Päivälehti'', merged with ''Demokraatti'', and they began to publish the same material, although ''Turun Päivälehti'' preserved its name. The circulation of ''Demokraatti'' was 25,000 copies in 1997. References External links * 1895 establishments in Finland Daily newspapers published in Finland Fi ...
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Northern Dimension
The Northern Dimension (ND) is a joint policy between four equal partners - the European Union, Russia, Norway and Iceland - regarding the cross-border and external policies geographically covering Northwest Russia, the Baltic Sea and the Arctic regions, including the Barents Region. The ND Policy was initiated in 1999 and renewed in 2006. The Northern Dimension addresses the specific challenges and opportunities arising in those regions and aims to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the EU and its member states, the northern countries associated with the EU under the European Economic Area (Norway and Iceland) and Russia. A particular emphasis is placed on subsidiarity, and on ensuring the active participation of all stakeholders in the North, including regional organizations, local and regional authorities, the academic and business communities, and civil society. Key priority themes Several key priority themes for dialogue and co-operation under the Northern Dimension ...
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Keskisuomalainen
''Keskisuomalainen'' is a daily Finnish language newspaper published in Jyväskylä, serving central Finland (''Keski-Suomi'' means Central Finland). Its parent company Keskisuomalainen Oyj owns nearly 80 newspapers. History and profile ''Keskisuomalainen'' was first published on 7 January 1871 with the title ''Keski-Suomi'', and is the oldest Finnish-language newspaper still in circulation. The current name was adopted in 1918.Hokkanen, KariKeskisuomalaisessakin on taisteltu vallasta ja linjasta ''Ilkka'' (in Finnish), 2 December 2007 The paper has its headquarters in Jyväskylä. ''Keskisuomalainen'' is published in broadsheet format. The paper was the organ of the Centre Party until 1986 when it declared itself as "a newspaper in the centre". The paper's parent company, Keskisuomalainen Oyj, has a virtual monopoly in newspaper publishing in central Finland. After April 2019 Keskisuomalainen owns nearly 80 different newspapers. Acquisitions: * ''2001 Savon Mediat Oy;'' ...
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Martti Miettunen
Martti Juhani Miettunen (17 April 1907 – 19 January 2002), was a Finnish politician who served twice as Finland's prime minister, from 1961 to 1962 and again from 1975 to 1977. Miettunen was born in Simo, the son of a smallholder. He studied agriculture, and worked as a farmer and an agricultural advisor before entering politics.Martti Miettunen at the Parliament of Finland
He served in Parliament as a representative for the Agrarian Party from 1945 to 1958, and then served as
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Sorsa III Cabinet
The third cabinet of Kalevi Sorsa was the 62nd government of Finland. The majority government lasted from 19 February 1982 to 6 May 1983. The cabinet's prime minister was Kalevi Sorsa. The Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish People's Democratic League ( fi, Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL; sv, Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic P ... disapproved of the government's decision to raise the country's defence budget, which led to a governmental crisis, which culminated in the FPDL being forced to resign from the government by the prime minister on 31 December 1982. As a result of the change, the Liberal People's Party joined the coalition and, together with the rest of the previous government, formed the Sorsa IIIb Cabinet. Ministers References {{Reflist Sorsa 1982 establishments in Finland 1983 disestablishme ...
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