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Place of Birth: Nakkila, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Ilkka Suominen
- Ilkka Olavi Suominen (born 8 April 1939 in Nakkila) is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party.
- He was President of the Nordic Council in 1992. He was member of the parliament from 1970 to 1975 and from 1983 to 1994.
- Suominen was the chairman of the National Coalition Party 1979–1991 and twice the speaker of the parliament 1987 and 1991-1994.
- He held the position of minister of trade and industry in Holkeri cabinet 1987-1991.
- Suominen left parliament to become CEO of state monopoly Alko.
- He was elected as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for one term 1999-2004 (EPP). He was also the chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE 1992-1994.
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