Seppo_Kääriäinen
Seppo Kääriäinen
Finnish politician
Seppo Arimo Kääriäinen (born 29 March 1948 in Iisalmen maalaiskunta) is a Finnish politician of the Centre Party[1] and Doctor in Social Sciences. He served as the Minister of Defence of Finland[2] between from 24 June 2003 to 19 April 2007.[3] He has been MP since 1987 and was Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993–1995.[4] He also served as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Finland.[5]