Tuomioja 3,000 days as a minister
On Friday, 2 September, Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja has served for 3,000 days as a minister. Tumioja began his ministerial career as Minister of Trade and Industry under the second Government led by Prime Minister Lipponen on 15 April 1999.
Tuomioja has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs under four different Governments: the second Lipponen Government on 25.2.2000–17.4.2003, the Jäätteenmäki Government on 17.4.2003–24.6.2003, the Vanhanen Government on 24.6.2003–19.4.2007 and the Kataisen Government as of 22.6.2011.
With his 2,683 days in the Foreign Ministry, Tuomioja holds the third place among the longest serving Finnish Foreign Ministers. Paavo Väyrynen held the same position for 3,939 days and Ahti Karjalainen for 3,383 days.
Number of days in office of ministers in the current Government, 2 September 2011 (data retrieved from the Information system on ministers)
Tuomioja, Erkki Sakari 3,000
Wallin, Stefan Erik 1,706
Katainen, Jyrki Tapani 1,598
Häkämies, Jyri Jukka 1,598
Risikko, Paula Sinikka 1,598
Stubb, Cai-Göran Alexander 1,247
Virkkunen, Henna Maria 988
Koskinen, Jari Antero 395
Urpilainen, Jutta Pauliina 73
Hautala, Heidi Anneli 73
Henriksson, Anna-Maja Kristina 73
Räsänen, Päivi Maria 73
Gustafsson, Jukka Tapani 73
Arhinmäki, Paavo Erkki 73
Kyllönen, Merja Sinikka 73
Ihalainen, Lauri Armas 73
Guzenina-Richardson, Maria 73
Niinistö, Ville Matti 73
Kiuru, Krista Katriina 73
More statistics on Finnish Governments and ministers is available at www.government.fi/finnishcabinets