Jan Pellervo Vapaavuori (born April 3, 1965 in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

) is a Finnish politician, Minister of Housing and Minister of Nordic Cooperation in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet

Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet

Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet was the 70th cabinet of Finland. The cabinet was a centre-right/green coalition, consisting of four parties: the Centre Party Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet (April 2007 - June 2010 ) was the 70th cabinet of Finland. The cabinet was a centre-right/green coalition,...

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Vapaavuori has been Helsinki City Council member since 1997. He has been member of Parliament from constituency of Helsinki

Helsinki (constituency)

Helsinki is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta . It covers the administrative area of the city of Helsinki, with a population of 591,306 . Helsinki currently elects 21 members of the Eduskunta....

 since 2003 and he represents National Coalition Party.

Vapaavuori acquired a law degree from University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki

The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...

 in 1989. He continued studies in in Helsinki, Uppsala

Uppsala

- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

 ja Haag

Haag

-Places:*The Hague, in the Netherlands *Several places in Germany:**Haag, Upper Franconia in the district of Bayreuth, Bavaria**Haag an der Amper in the district of Freising, Bavaria**Haag in Oberbayern in the district of Mühldorf, Bavaria...

 as well as Hanken School of Economics. He worked in National Union of University Students in Finland

National Union of University Students in Finland

The National Union of University Students in Finland is the largest national organisation providing benefits and services for students in Finland. Its members, including student unions and one student body, consists of over 140,000 Bachelor's and Master's degree students as well as and...

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Vapaavuori is married to professor of small animal surgery Outi Laitinen-Vapaavuori.

He has been convicted of assault

Assault

In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...

, theft

Theft

In common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud...

 and driving under the influence of alcohol

External links

• Jan Vapaavuori website
• Jan Vapaavuori profile at Council of State website