Erkki Liikanen
Erkki Liikanen | |
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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]
Early life and education
Erkki Antero Liikanen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (Economics) from the University of Helsinki in 1975.[3]
Political career
Liikanen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1972 when he was only 21 years old. Liikanen was appointed as the
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,
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]
Positions held
- Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Finland, 12 July 2004– (Present position)
- 1995–2004 Member of the European Commission, Brussels
- 1990–1994 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Finnish Mission to the European Union, Brussels
- 1987–1990 Minister of Finance
- 1983–1987 Parliamentary Trustee to the Bank of Finland (Vice-Chairman), Speaker's Council
- 1981–1987 Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
- 1980–1989 Member and subsequently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Outokumpu (steel)
- 1978, 1982, 1988 Elected as Member of the Electoral College to select the Finnish President
- 1972–1990 Member of Parliament; member of Cultural Affairs Committee (1972–1975), Agriculture and Forestry Committee (Vice-Chairman) (1977–1979), Foreign Affairs Committee (member 1975–1982; Chairman 1983–1987)
Other activities
International organizations
- European Central Bank (ECB), Member of the Ethics Committee (since 2018)[9]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors[10]
Non-profit organizations
- Bruegel, Chair of the Board (since 2020)[11]
- Bilderberg Group, Member of the Steering Committee[12]
- Systemic Risk Council (SRC), Member of the Advisory Board[13]
- Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group[14]
Personal life
Liikanen is married to Hanna-Liisa Liikanen and they have two daughters.[15][16]
Literary work
- Brysselin päiväkirjat 1990–1994 (edited by Eila Nevalainen) ISBN 951-1-13832-4[17]
References
- ^ "Pääjohtaja Erkki Liikanen". Bank of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Liikanen Urges Caution Against Tightening ECB Policy Too Soon". Bloomberg.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Pääjohtaja Erkki Liikanen". Bank of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Pääjohtaja Erkki Liikanen". Bank of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Board Members in the history of the Bank of Finland". Bank of Finland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Anne Kauranen (25 May 2019), ECB hopeful Rehn lays out challenges facing Draghi successor Reuters.
- ^ Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) European Central Bank (ECB), press release of 14 December 2018 .
- ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Bruegel.
- Bilderberg Group.
- ^ Erkki Liikanen Systemic Risk Council (SRC).
- ^ Membership Archived 1 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.
- ISBN 9781857432176.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.suomenpankki.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ISBN 9789511138327.
- "Pääjohtaja Erkki Liikanen". Bank of Finland.
External links
Media related to Erkki Liikanen (SDP) at Wikimedia Commons
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