Timo Harakka

Timo Harakka
Harakka in 2020
Minister of Transport and Communications
Assumed office
10 December 2019
Prime MinisterSanna Marin
Preceded bySanna Marin
Minister of Labour
In office
6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) – 10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded byJari Lindström
Succeeded byTuula Haatainen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)
ConstituencyUusimaa
Personal details
Born
Timo Olavi Harakka

(1962-12-31) 31 December 1962
Helsinki, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic
Spouse(s)Anu Laitila
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materHelsinki Theatre Academy
ProfessionJournalist, author
Websitetimoharakka.fi

Timo Olavi Harakka (born 31 December 1962) is a Finnish politician. He has represented the electoral district of Uusimaa in the Parliament of Finland as a Social Democrat since 2015.[1]

In June 2019, Harakka was made Minister of Employment in the Rinne Cabinet.[2] He later joined the Marin Cabinet as Minister of Transport and Communications.[3]

References

  1. Timo Harakka Parliament of Finland (in English). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne". Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.