Kari Rajamäki
Kari Juhani Rajamäki (born 15 October 1948 in Anjala, Finland) is a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party. He has been a member of Parliament since 1983, representing Southern Savonia, and has been on the Varkaus town council since 1973.
Rajamäki served as Finland’s Minister of the Interior from 17 April 2003 to 19 April 2007, in the governments of Prime Ministers Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Matti Vanhanen. Before becoming minister, he publicly pushed for more funds for road construction. As interior minister, he worked to secure more funding for police and for visa processing.
He is married to Leena Kristiina Rajamäki. Website: karirajamaki.fi
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