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Harri Holkeri
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Prime minister of Finland from 1987 to 1991
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Harri Hermanni Holkeri (1937–2011) was a Finnish politician, diplomat, and banker. Born in Oripää, he was a member of the National Coalition Party and held the rank of Major. He served as Prime Minister of Finland, ambassador, and President of the United Nations General Assembly. Additionally, he acted as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo for the United Nations.
Holkeri was educated at the University of Helsinki, where he earned a Bachelor of Social Science degree. He spoke Finnish and English. His career included work in Helsinki and Kosovo. He received the Supreme Order of the Renaissance and the Order of Tri Shakti Patta.
He died of natural causes in Helsinki and was buried in Hietaniemi cemetery. Holkeri is the author of works including *Itsenäisiä ajatuksia* and *Yhteisellä linjalla*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Itsenäisiä ajatuksia
- Yhteisellä linjalla
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 6
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population
· 2023 · cited 3,773x
- Does Gamification Work? -- A Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification
· 2014 · cited 3,271x
- New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
· 2022 · cited 2,319x
- TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
· 2019 · cited 1,909x
- Correlation between the lowest triplet state energy level of the ligand and lanthanide(III) luminescence quantum yield
· 1997 · cited 1,732x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- President
- Mauno Koivisto
- Deputy
- Kalevi Sorsa , Pertti Paasio
- Preceded by
- Kalevi Sorsa
- Succeeded by
- Esko Aho
- Born
- Harri Hermanni Holkeri , ( 1937-01-06 ) 6 January 1937, Oripää , Finland
- Died
- 7 August 2011 (2011-08-07) (aged 74), Helsinki , Finland
- Party
- National Coalition
- Alma mater
- University of Helsinki
- Profession
- Master of Political Sciences
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Oripää
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- banker
- Position held
- President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Educated at
- University of Helsinki
- Employer
- United Nations
- Political party
- National Coalition Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Finnish
- Military rank
- Major
- Image
- Holkeri.jpg
- Work location
- Helsinki
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1937-01-06
- date of death
- 2011-08-07
- Commons category
- Harri Holkeri
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
- name in native language
- Harri Hermanni Holkeri
- birth name
- Harri Hermanni Holkeri
- honorific prefix
- valtioneuvos
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Harri Hermanni Holkeri (6 January 1937 – 7 August 2011) was a Finnish statesman representing the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus / Samlingspartiet). He was the Prime Minister of Finland 1987–1991, president of the UN General Assembly 2000–2001 and headed the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo from 2003 to 2004 (leaving the position in the summer of the second year because of health issues).
Domestic offices
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