Tuomioya, Erkki

Born July 1, 1946 in Helsinki, in the family of a Finnish politician - Sakari Tuomioja , the Prime Minister of Finland in 1953-1954.

In 1971 he defended his master's thesis in political science at the University of Helsinki , and in 1974 he defended a thesis in economics.

Political Activities

From 1970 to 1979 and from 1991 - Member of the Finnish Parliament .

From February 25, 2000 to April 19, 2007 - Minister of Foreign Affairs in the governments of Paavo Lipponen , Anneli Jaatteenäki and Matti Vanhanen .

On June 22, 2011, during the formation of a new cabinet of ministers, he was re-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland .

Family

• Grandfather - Sulo Vuoliyoki, Finnish Social Democrat, Lenin's personal friend
• Grandmother - Helle Vuolijoki ( Finnish. Hella Wuolijoki , born in Estonia in 1886, died in 1954), since 1908 she has been married to Finnish politician Sulo Vuoliyoki. The author of a series of plays about the inhabitants of the Niskavuori estate. She held leftist views and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1943 on charges of connection with Soviet intelligence. She was released after the end of the war between Finland and the USSR and headed the state broadcasting company, and later became a member of parliament ^[3] .
• Father - Sakari Tuomioja (1911-1964), Prime Minister of Finland in 1953-1954.
• Mother - Wappu Illike Tuomioja (née Vuoliyoki), daughter of the writer Hella Vuoliyoka.
• Brother - Tuuli Tuomioya
• Wife - Marya-Helena Rajala ( Fin. Marja Helena Rajala ).
• No kids.

• In 2006, he became a laureate of the prestigious “Finland” prize ($ 34 thousand) in the genre of “scientific literature” for the book “Häivähdys punaista” (“Glimpse of the Red”) ^[4] . In 2014, the book was published in Russian: Erkki Tuomioya. Light pink: Hella Vuoliyoki and her sister Salme Pekkala in the service of the revolution = Häivähdys punaista. - M .: All World , 2014 .-- 384 p. - ISBN 978-5-7777-0586-0 .
• Repeatedly declared his atheism .

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