Kari Juhani Rajamäki (born 15 October 1948, in

Anjala Anjala was a town in Southern Finland, which merged in 1975 with Sippola to form Anjalankoski, later further merged into Kouvola. Anjala is remembered historically in connection with the 18th-century event known as the Anjala Conspiracy. The Regi ...

) is a

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politician from the

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and a former Minister of the Interior. Rajamäki has been MP since 1983 and represents

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. Before he became a minister he was profiled in public by demanding more funds for road construction projects. Rajamäki was the

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in Jäätteenmäki and Vanhanen cabinets from 2003 to 2007. During his term in office he actively contributed to get more funding for police and handling visa grants. In municipal politics, Rajamäki has been a member of

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since 1973.

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