In the political history of Finland, Jyrki Katainen is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Jyrki Katainen as Finnish politician.
Jyrki Katainen was born at Siilinjärvi in 1971. His recorded nationality is Finland. He was educated at University of Tampere.
Modern political life is continuous and public: careers are made and unmade at a speed that leaves little room between decision and verdict.
The record of office reads: Prime Minister of Finland (2011–2014), Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (2007–2011) and Minister of Finance (2007–2011).
His political affiliation is recorded as National Coalition Party.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (2011), Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2013), Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2008) and Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2014).
That the career was made in Finland is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Jyrki Katainen's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Prime Minister of Finland (2011–2014)
- Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (2007–2011)
- Minister of Finance (2007–2011)
- member of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2011)
- Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria — 2011
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland — 2013
- Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland — 2008
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class — 2014
- Educated at University of Tampere
