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Jyrki Katainen

1971 - Today

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Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously prime minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and chairman of the National Coalition Party from 2004 to 2014. He was succeeded by Alexander Stubb as chairman of Finland's National Coalition Party. After stepping down as prime minister, Katainen was elected as European Commission Vice-President in July 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Jyrki Katainen is the 14,416th most popular politician (up from 15,054th in 2024), the 279th most popular biography from Finland (up from 308th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jyrki Katainen ranks 14,417 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean-Jacques Honorat, Baltasar Brum, Helen Suzman, Franz Bartl, Constantin Coandă, Petr Nečas, and Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov. After him are Bill Richardson, José Graziano da Silva, Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, José Joaquín Prieto, and Pedro Santana Lopes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Jyrki Katainen ranks 159. Before him are Adriana Karembeu, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Murilo Benício, Anohni, Nenad Bjelica, and Ji Jin-hee. After him are Max Biaggi, Paolo Montero, Francis Lawrence, Kaitlyn Ashley, Krista Allen, and Gad Elmaleh.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jyrki Katainen ranks 279 out of 751. Before him are Ruben Lagus (1896), Verner Järvinen (1870), Katri Helena (1945), Mr Lordi (1974), Edvin Wide (1896), and Lasse Mårtenson (1934). After him are Johan Ehrnrooth (1833), Julius Saaristo (1891), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), Martti Marttelin (1897), Pertti Karppinen (1953), and Christina Abrahamsdotter (1432).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Jyrki Katainen ranks 64. Before him are Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Reino Kuuskoski (1907), Antti Hackzell (1881), Erkki Tuomioja (1946), Rudolf Walden (1878), and Nils Torvalds (1945). After him are Johan Ehrnrooth (1833), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), Rainer von Fieandt (1890), Urho Castrén (1886), Kullervo Manner (1880), and Elisabeth Rehn (1935).

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