Jukka Tapani Gustafsson (born 2 January 1947) is a

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politician. A

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, he has represented the electoral district of Pirkanmaa in the

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since 1987.Jukka Gustafsson
Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved on January 21, 2017.

Life

Gustafsson was born in

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. He graduated as

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in 1976. He served as principal of the Murikka Institute for ten years before being elected to the Parliament in

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. In the Parliament, Gustafsson chaired the Employment and Equality Committee from 2003 to 2007. Outside of politics, he served as vice president of the

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from 1991 to 2006. In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education to

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. He had to resign from the government in May 2013 when the Social Democratic Party replaced him with

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.Korpelainen, Lore
Kiurusta uusi opetusministeri

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. May 17, 2013. Retrieved on January 21, 2017. Gustafsson is currently a member of the Grand Committee and the Education and Culture Committee of the Parliament. In addition, he has been a member of the City Council of

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since 1976.

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