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photo by mikhail evstafiev -lsb- http://www.ilkkakanerva.net www.ilkkakanerva.net -rsb- southwest finland pertti paasio erkki tuomioja matti puhakka raimo vistbacka pertti salolainen alexander stubb liisa jaakonsaari ole norrback finland uusikaupunki , finland national coalition party deputy minister of labour minister of transport member of the parliament prime of finland minister of finland minister for foreign affairs esko aho matti vanhanen esko aho harri holkeri 28 january 1948 april 26 , 1991 august 28 , 1990 1975 -- 26 , 1991 april 19 , 2007 april kanerva.jpg ilkka kanerva
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ilkka kanerva

ilkka armas mikael kanerva -lrb- born 28 january 1948 -rrb- is a finnish politician and a member of the parliament of finland .
he was born in lokalahti , now a part of uusikaupunki in southwest finland .
he was the minister for foreign affairs from 2007 to 2008 .
kanerva is a member of the national coalition party .
he graduated with a master 's degree in political science from the university of turku in 1980 .
kanerva was leader of the political youth organisation kokoomuksen nuorten liitto ry .
from 1972 to 1976 and was first elected to the finnish parliament in 1975 .
as of 2011 he is the longest standing member of parliament .
kanerva had an active and controversial kgb relationship during the cold war .
as minister for foreign affairs , kanerva was the chairman-in-office of the organization for security and co-operation in europe for 2008 .
in 2014 he was elected president of the parliamentary assembly of the osce .
the national coalition party announced the resignation of ilkka kanerva on april 1 , 2008 due to a scandal involving hundreds of sexually suggestive text messages he sent to the erotic dancer johanna tukiainen from his work mobile phone .
kanerva left for a sick leave on 1 april , and his term officially ended on 4 april 2008 .
