Katainen, Häkämies and Risikko 2,000 days as a minister

Government Communications Department
Publication date 5.10.2012 10.51
Type:Press release 304/2012

On Monday, 8 October, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, Minister of Economic Affairs Jyri Häkämies and Minister of Social Affairs and Health Paula Risikko will have served for 2,000 days as a minister.

Jyrki Katainen took office as prime minister on 22 June 2011 which means that on 8 October he will have served for 475 days as the Prime Minister of Finland. Katainen served as Minister of Finance in Prime Minister Vanhanen's second Government and in the Government of Prime Minister Kiviniemi between 19 April 2007 and 22 June 2011. During that period he was also the minister deputising for the prime minister.

Jyri Häkämies has served as Minister of Defence under the second Vanhanen Government and the Government of Prime Minister Kiviniemi. Paula Risikko served as Minister of Health and Social Services under the same Governments. Jyri Häkämies was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs and Paula Risikko as Minister of Social Affairs and Health to Prime Minister Katainen's Government on 22 June 2011.

Number of ministerial days of the current Government on 8 October 2012

Tuomioja, Erkki 3,402
Katainen, Jyrki 2,000
Häkämies, Jyri 2,000
Risikko, Paula 2,000
Stubb, Alexander 1,649
Virkkunen, Henna 1,390
Koskinen, Jari 797
Urpilainen, Jutta 475
Hautala, Heidi 475
Henriksson, Anna-Maja 475
Räsänen, Päivi 475
Gustafsson, Jukka 475
Arhinmäki, Paavo 475
Kyllönen, Merja 475
Ihalainen, Lauri 475
Guzenina-Richardson, Maria 475
Niinistö, Ville 475
Kiuru, Krista 475
Haglund, Carl 96

Jyri Häkämies Jyrki Katainen Paula Risikko