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
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) is a
Finnish politician from the
Social Democratic Party
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and a former Minister of the Interior.
Rajamäki has been
MP since 1983 and represents
Southern Savonia
South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo ...
. Before he became a minister, he was profiled in public by demanding more funds for road construction projects.
Rajamäki was the
Minister of the Interior
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of
Finland
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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
Varkaus
Varkaus, before 1929 known as Warkaus, is a Middle- Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between the city of Kuopio and the town of ...
town council
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Republic of Ireland
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since 1973.
References
External links
Official Website
1948 births
Living people
People from Kouvola
Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
Ministers of the interior of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–1987)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–1995)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
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