Erikki Tuomioja

Erkki Tuomioja is a prominent Finnish Politician, former journalist, published author of non-fiction and academic work.

Roles and Achievement

• Minister for Foreign Affairs 22.6.2011 – Present • Member of Parliament (Social Democratic Party) 1970-1979 and 1991-Present • Chairman of the Grand Committee (EU affairs) 2007 – 2011 • Minister for Foreign Affairs 2000 – 2007 • Minister of Trade and Industry 1999 – 2000 • Vice-Chairman of the SDP Parliamentary Group 1991-1996 and Chairman 1996-1999. • Holds a lectureship in political history in the University of Helsinki. • Prominent figure during Finland’s EU Presidency in 2006 and spokesman for EU foreign policy. Most notably he has been praised for his work with the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Early Years and Education

Erkki Tuomioja was born into a political family as the son of Sakari Tuomioja, a liberal politician, and grandson of Hella Wuolijoki, Estonian socialist activist and writer. He received his B.Sc in Economics and Ph.D. in Political Sciences from Helsinki University. Erkki Tuomioja is also the author of 18 books, including his highly acclaimed “Europe and the Nordic Fringe”.

External Links and References

1. Tuomioja, Erkki: Häivähdys punaista, s. 374. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi, 2006. ISBN 951-31-3693-0 ISBN 978-951-31-3693-2. 2. http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?contentid=51485&culture=en-US 3. http://www.tuomioja.org/index.php?mainAction=showPage&id=9 4. http://www.arcticfrontiers.com/arctic-frontiers/archive/2014-conference/policy-section/keynote-speakers/23-erkki-tuomioja-minister-of-foreign-affairs-finland