Lauri Ihalainen

Lauri Ihalainen
Minister of Labour
In office
22 June 2011 – 29 May 2015
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Alexander Stubb
Preceded byAnni Sinnemäki
Succeeded byJari Lindström
Personal details
Born
Lauri Armas Ihalainen

(1947-05-14) 14 May 1947 (age 77)
Pihtipudas, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic

Lauri Ihalainen (born 14 May 1947) is a Finnish trade union leader and politician who served as the Minister of Labour between 2011 and 2015.[1]

Early life

Ihalainen was born in Pihtipudas on 14 May 1947.[2][3]

Career

Ihalainen is a member of the Social Democratic Party.[4] He joined the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) on 5 November 1970 and became the SAK youth secretary on 15 November.[5] Later he was appointed the SAK organization secretary and then the SAK secretary.[5] He became the president of the SAK on 25 May 1990, replacing Pertti Viinanen in the post.[5] He was in office for 18 eighteen years until May 2009.[6]

He was also the deputy chairman of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance company.[7] In addition, he served as the director of Metsämiehen Säätiö, southern region of Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Orders of the Finnish White Rose and Finnish Lion, director of VR Group Ltd. and director at Solidium Oy.[7] He was also the board member of the Sanoma corporation from 2009 to 2011.[8] He became a member of the Finnish parliament in the general elections of 2011.[8] Ihalainen was appointed minister of labor to the cabinet led by prime minister Jyrki Katainen on 22 June 2011.[9] Ihalainen's tenure ended in May 2015 when Jari Lindström was appointed to the post.[10]

Personal life

Ihalainen is married and has two children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sundberg, Jan (December 2012). "Finland". European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook. 51 (1): 96–102. doi:10.1111/j.2047-8852.2012.00010.x.
  3. ^ a b "Minister of Labor". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Katainen's Government appointed" (Press release). Ministry of Defense. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Lauri Ihalainen likely to continue as President of SAK". SAK. 14 January 2001. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  6. ^ "End of an era for Lauri Ihalainen as SAK President". Eironline. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 June 2013.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b "Finland: a new Chairman of the Board appointed". UIC eNews. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Jyri Häkämies appointed Minister of Economic Affairs, Lauri Ihalainen Minister of Labour". Ministry of Employment and the Economy. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  10. ^ "Backgrounder: New faces in upcoming Finnish gov't". Xinhuanet. Helsinki. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.