Kauko Juhantalo

Kauko Juhantalo
Member of the Parliament
Assumed office
April 22, 2015
In office
2003–2007
In office
1995–1999
In office
1979–1993
Minister of Trade and Industry[1]
In office
April 26, 1991 – August 2, 1992
Preceded by Ilkka Suominen
Succeeded by Pekka Tuomisto
Personal details
Born April 28, 1942
Kankaanpää, Finland
Political party Centre Party

Kauko Johannes Juhantalo (born April 28, 1942) is a Finnish politician. A member of the Centre Party, he is member of the Parliament from the electoral district of Satakunta and former Minister of Trade and Industry.[2]

Life

Juhantalo was born and still lives in Kankaanpää, Satakunta. He graduated as Master of Laws in 1972 and worked as a lawyer after that. He was first elected to the Parliament in 1979. In 1991, Juhantalo was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry to Esko Aho's cabinet.[3]

He resigned from the government in 1992 when it was revealed that he had insisted Säästöpankkien Keskus-Osake-Pankki to give him a bank loan so that the government would buy part of the problematic Tampella company owned by the bank. In 1993, Juhantalo was impeached and convicted of insisting a bribe and sentenced to conditional discharge for a year. He was also expelled from the Parliament.[4]

Juhantalo returned to the Parliament at the 1995 election. He failed to win a new term in 1999 but was re-elected in 2003.[4] After a second election defeat in 2007, Juhantalo was once again re-elected in 2015 election. He is currently member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament.[2] In addition, he is serving as the chairman of the city council of Kankaanpää.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Trade and Industry". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Kauko Juhantalo Parliament of Finland. Retrieved on January 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kauko Juhantalo Parliament of Finland. Retrieved on January 17, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Juhantalon koplaus johti eduskunnasta erottamiseen MTV3. January 30, 2013. Retrieved on January 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kaupunginvaltuusto City of Kankaanpää. Retrieved on January 17, 2017.
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