Antti Kalliomäki
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Antti Kalliomäki (born January 8, 1947 in Siikainen) is Finnish Minister of Education since September 23, 2005 and Member of the Parliament of Finland since 1983. Mr. Kalliomäki is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He is former Minister of Trade and Industry (1995-1999), former Minister of Finance (2003-2005) and member of Vantaa city council (1984-2000).
Before his political career, Kalliomäki was a successful athlete and won the silver medal in pole vault at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and participated also in 1972 and 1980 Olympic Games. His personal record is 566 cm.
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- KALLIOMÄKI, Antti Tapani International Who's Who. accessed September 4, 2006.
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Categories: 1947 births | Finnish politicians | Finnish athletes | Government ministers of Finland | Living people | Athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Finland | Olympic silver medalists for Finland
