Erkki Liikanen | |
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Governor of Bank of Finland | |
In office 12 July 2004 – 12 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Matti Vanhala |
Succeeded by | Olli Rehn |
European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society | |
In office 17 September 1999 – 11 July 2004 | |
President | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Martin Bangemann ( Industrial Affairs, Information and Telecommunications Technologies) |
Succeeded by | Olli Rehn |
European Commissioner for Budget, Personnel and Administration | |
In office 25 January 1995 – 17 September 1999 | |
President |
Jacques Santer Manuel Marín (Acting) |
Preceded by | Peter Schmidhuber ( Budget and Financial Control) |
Succeeded by |
Michaele Schreyer (
Budget) Neil Kinnock ( Administrative Reform) |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 30 April 1987 – 28 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Harri Holkeri |
Preceded by | Esko Ollila |
Succeeded by | Matti Louekoski |
Member of Parliament from Mikkeli | |
In office 22 January 1972 – 31 August 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Erkki Antero Liikanen 19 September 1950 Mikkeli, Finland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse |
Hanna-Liisa Issakainen
(
m. 1971) |
Education | University of Helsinki |
Erkki Antero Liikanen (born 19 September 1950) is a Finnish social democratic politician and a former Governor of the Bank of Finland. [1] [2]
Erkki Antero Liikanen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (Economics) from the University of Helsinki in 1975. [3]
Liikanen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1972 when he was only 21 years old. Liikanen was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the Holkeri Cabinet in 1987. [4] He left Parliament in 1990 to become the first Finnish Ambassador to the European Union. [5]
In 1994 he became the first Finnish Member of the European Commission. He was Commissioner for Budget, Personnel and administration, which included responsibilities for translation and information technology. [6]
Liikanen served as Governor of the Bank of Finland from 12 July 2004. As such he also became a Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (2004–2018) and Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland (2004–2018). [7]
In February 2012, EU Commissioner Michel Barnier asked Liikanen to chair a group of experts to assess the need for structural reforms to the EU banking sector. Their works is known as the Liikanen report was published on 2 October 2012.
Liikanen was also the chairman of Finnish Red Cross between June 2008 and June 2014.
In early 2019, a Reuters poll of economists found that while Benoît Cœuré was considered best-suited for the role as President of the European Central Bank, the most likely compromise candidate was Liikanen. [8]
Liikanen is married to Hanna-Liisa Liikanen and they have two daughters. [15] [16]
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Erkki Liikanen | |
---|---|
Governor of Bank of Finland | |
In office 12 July 2004 – 12 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Matti Vanhala |
Succeeded by | Olli Rehn |
European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society | |
In office 17 September 1999 – 11 July 2004 | |
President | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Martin Bangemann ( Industrial Affairs, Information and Telecommunications Technologies) |
Succeeded by | Olli Rehn |
European Commissioner for Budget, Personnel and Administration | |
In office 25 January 1995 – 17 September 1999 | |
President |
Jacques Santer Manuel Marín (Acting) |
Preceded by | Peter Schmidhuber ( Budget and Financial Control) |
Succeeded by |
Michaele Schreyer (
Budget) Neil Kinnock ( Administrative Reform) |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 30 April 1987 – 28 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Harri Holkeri |
Preceded by | Esko Ollila |
Succeeded by | Matti Louekoski |
Member of Parliament from Mikkeli | |
In office 22 January 1972 – 31 August 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Erkki Antero Liikanen 19 September 1950 Mikkeli, Finland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse |
Hanna-Liisa Issakainen
(
m. 1971) |
Education | University of Helsinki |
Erkki Antero Liikanen (born 19 September 1950) is a Finnish social democratic politician and a former Governor of the Bank of Finland. [1] [2]
Erkki Antero Liikanen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (Economics) from the University of Helsinki in 1975. [3]
Liikanen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1972 when he was only 21 years old. Liikanen was appointed as the Minister of Finance in the Holkeri Cabinet in 1987. [4] He left Parliament in 1990 to become the first Finnish Ambassador to the European Union. [5]
In 1994 he became the first Finnish Member of the European Commission. He was Commissioner for Budget, Personnel and administration, which included responsibilities for translation and information technology. [6]
Liikanen served as Governor of the Bank of Finland from 12 July 2004. As such he also became a Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (2004–2018) and Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland (2004–2018). [7]
In February 2012, EU Commissioner Michel Barnier asked Liikanen to chair a group of experts to assess the need for structural reforms to the EU banking sector. Their works is known as the Liikanen report was published on 2 October 2012.
Liikanen was also the chairman of Finnish Red Cross between June 2008 and June 2014.
In early 2019, a Reuters poll of economists found that while Benoît Cœuré was considered best-suited for the role as President of the European Central Bank, the most likely compromise candidate was Liikanen. [8]
Liikanen is married to Hanna-Liisa Liikanen and they have two daughters. [15] [16]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
Media related to Erkki Liikanen (SDP) at Wikimedia Commons