Antti Kalliomäki (born 8 January 1947) is a Finnish politician and former athlete. Kalliomäki is a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as ...

(SDP) and was a member of the

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from 1983 until 2011. He retired from politics in 2011.

Politics

He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in the first Lipponen cabinet from 1995 to 1999. Kalliomäki was the

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and the head of SDP ministerial group in Jäätteenmäki and first Vanhanen cabinets. He hold the posts of

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

from April 2003 to September 2005 until he was replaced by the new Chairman of SDP,

Eero Heinäluoma Eero Olavi Heinäluoma (born 4 July 1955) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, he was replaced in the party's leadership by J ...

. Kalliomäki continued in the cabinet as the Minister of Education from September 2005 to April 2007. Kalliomäki was the chairman of the SDP parliamentary group from March 1991 to April 1995 and again from March 1999 until April 2003. In municipal politics, Kallomäki was member of

Vantaa Vantaa (; , ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropoli ...

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1984–2000 and was in the municipal council of

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, mun ...

from 2005 until his retirement.

Athletics

Before his political career, Kalliomäki was a successful

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and won the

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

at the

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and participated also in the

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and 1980 Olympic Games. His personal record is 566 cm.

International competitions

¹No mark in the final

References

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