Kaisa Raatikainen

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Kaisa Raatikainen (born 10 September 1928, Viitasaari, died 26 February 2007, Espoo) was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.

She was member of the parliament from 1970 to 1987, [1] and she served as the Minister of the Interior in the Sorsa cabinet from 1 December 1984 to 30 April 1987. [2]

In municipality level, she was a member of Espoo city council from 1969 to 1992. [3] Her husband was the former managing director of Yleisradio, Erkki Raatikainen. [3]

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References

  1. "MP profile". Parliament of Finland.
  2. "Council of State - Ministers of Interior". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Kaisa Raatikainen". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior (Finland)
1984–1987
Succeeded by