Jan Birger Store (born 1 April 1948 Kokkola)[1] is a Finnish diplomat.[1] He served as Finnish Permanent Representative in the European Union in Brussels from 2008 to 2013.[2] Store's duties were also preparing for membership decisions at the Coreper-Committee.[3]
Store worked also at the EU Delegation as a substitute for the Permanent Representative in the European Union from 1995 to 2000.[4]
He has also been Finnish Ambassador to Poland from 2004-2008 and as the Head of Department for European Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.[3]
In 2013 Store was awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland First Class Commander of the White Rose of Finland[5]
After retirement in 2016, Store started to work at the communication and lobbying company Miltton in Brussels where his task is communicating and influencing the EU parliamentarians.[4]
Store is a Master of Political Sciences by education. He graduated from the Åbo Akademi in 1972. He is married and has two adult children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Replacement of the Finnish Permanent Representative to the European Union. Council of the European Union, Brussels, 2 July 2008, 11324/08 (Presse 196)
- ^ "He edustavat Suomea ministerineuvostoissa". HS.fi.
- ^ a b Peltonen, Salla. "VIP-haastattelussa Jan Store: Tämä tärkeä EU". Ulkoasiainministeriö.
- ^ a b Pekka Mykkänen. No ei sittenkään eläkkeelle (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. pp. B 12.
- ^ "Katainen saa Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun suurristin". Yle Uutiset.