Career
- Member of Parliament (Varsinais-Suomi constituency) 1975–
- Minister at the Prime Minister's Office 1987–1990 (Harri Holkeri's cabinet)
- Minister at the Ministry of Finance 1989-1991 (Harri Holkeri's cabinet)
- Minister of Transport 1990–1991 (Harri Holkeri's cabinet)
- Minister of Labour and Minister at the Ministry of Finance 1991-1995 (Esko Aho's cabinet)
- Deputy Prime Minister (April–August 1991)
- Chair, Parliamentary Defence Committee 1999-2003
- Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament 2003–2007
- First Deputy Speaker of Parliament (March to April 2007)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs 2007–2008.
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“I’ve been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
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“From a hasty glance through the various tests I figure it out that I would be classified in Group B, indicating “Low Average Ability,” reserved usually for those just learning to speak the English Language and preparing for a career of holding a spike while another man hits it.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)