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Jyrki Katainen is a Finnish politician who has held significant leadership positions in his country's government and European institutions. He matters because his political career reflects Finland's role in European affairs and domestic governance during an important period of Finnish history.
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- 1971-10-14
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Acting · Siilinjärvi, Finland
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- Politiikka-Suomi — Self2021
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5 total works indexed
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,473x
- Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
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Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously prime minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014 and chairman of the National Coalition Party from 2004 to 2014. He was succeeded by Alexander Stubb as chairman of Finland's National Coalition Party. After stepping down as prime minister, Katainen was elected as European Commission Vice-President in July 2014.
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1971 birthsDeputy prime ministers of FinlandEuropean commissioners (2014–2019)European People's Party politiciansFinnish European commissionersFinnish LutheransLiving peopleMembers of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)