Juha Sakari Korkeaoja (born 11 January 1950) is a Finnish politician. A member of the Centre Party, he was Member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

for

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is ...

from 1991 to 2011 and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the

Jäätteenmäki Cabinet The cabinet of Anneli Jäätteenmäki was the 68th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003. It was a majority coalition government headed by Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki. The cabinet was formed ...

and

Vanhanen I Cabinet Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet was the 69th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 24 July 2003 to 19 April 2007, and its prime minister was Matti Vanhanen. The government was composed of a coalition formed by the Centre Party, th ...

from 2003 to 2007.Juha Korkeaoja
Parliament of Finland. Retrieved January 27, 2017. Born in

Kokemäki Kokemäki (; sv, Kumo) is a town and municipality in the Satakunta Region of Finland. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Finland is constitutionally bi-lingual with a Swedis ...

, Korkeaoja graduated as Master of Agriculture from the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

in 1976. He later worked as a farmer. In addition to his parliamentary career, he was also member of the City Council of Kokemäki from 1993 to 2004. In the Parliament, Korkeaoja chaired the Defence Committee from 2007 to 2011. In the 2011 election, Korkeaoja was not elected to the Parliament anymore. He failed to return to the Parliament in the 2015 election.Satakunta - candidates
Yle. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

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People from Kokemäki Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of Agriculture of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–95) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) University of Helsinki alumni 1950 births Living people {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub