Jouko Jääskeläinen

Jouko Jääskeläinen (born March 18, 1952) is a Finnish politician representing the Christian Democrats.

Jouko Jääskeläinen
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office April 20, 2011 – April 21, 2015
In office March 22, 1991 – March 18, 2003
Secretary of the Christian Democrats
In office 1983–1996
Personal details
Born	Jouko Tapani Jääskeläinen (1952-03-18) March 18, 1952 Anjala, Finland
Political party	Christian Democrats
Spouse	Ritva Eeva Irmeli Siitonen
Children	Milka Suvi Juho
Alma mater	University of Tampere University of Helsinki

Career

Jääskeläinen was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. During that time, he was Chairman of the Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group from 1997 to 2003. From 2011 to 2015 Jääskeläinen was a member of the Finance Committee, the Tax Subcommittee, the Housing and Environment Subcommittee, the Committee for the Future and the Inter Parliamentary Union, Finnish Group. Previously, he was a member of the Committee for Labour Affairs, the Environment Committee, the Commerce Committee, the Grand Committee, the Defence Committee, the Legal Affairs Committee, the Constitutional Law Committee, the Education and Culture Committee, the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council and the Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Additionally, Jääskeläinen has been a district executive of the Helsinki Lutheran Mission and Financial Director of the Finnish Lutheran Mission.