19 Facts About Ilkka Kanerva

Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva was a Finnish politician and a member of the Parliament of Finland.

Ilkka Kanerva was born in Lokalahti, now a part of Uusikaupunki in Southwest Finland.

Ilkka Kanerva was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.

Ilkka Kanerva graduated with a master's degree in political science from the University of Turku in 1980.

Ilkka Kanerva was leader of the political youth organisation Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto ry.

Ilkka Kanerva served as Emeritus President and Special Representative on Mediation of Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.

Ilkka Kanerva left for a sick leave on 1 April, and his term officially ended on 4 April 2008.

Ilkka Kanerva had a long career in athletics and, at an early age, he was actively practising track and field himself.

Ilkka Kanerva served as Vice-President of Finnish Athletics, a post he held for 15 consecutive years until the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, where he was the President of Local Organizing Committee.

Ilkka Kanerva served as Honorary Chair of the Finnish Athletics Federation.

Ilkka Kanerva served as Vice-President of the Finnish Olympic Committee from 1993 to 2008.

Ilkka Kanerva was a Member of the EAA Council from 1999 to 2003.

Ilkka Kanerva was among the National Coalition Party members receiving support from construction industry in the election in 2007 in Finland without giving the public information of it in time.

In March 2008 it was revealed that Ilkka Kanerva had sent 200 SMS messages within a month to Johanna Tukiainen, a 29-year-old erotic dancer.

Ilkka Kanerva had previously sent SMS messages to nude model Marika Fingerroos in 2005.

Ilkka Kanerva was granted sick leave, and later that day it was released that his term as Foreign Minister would end on 4 April 2008 due to loss of confidence.

On 9 June 2011, in the Helsinki District Court Ilkka Kanerva was accused of accepting bribes.

Ilkka Kanerva was suspected of receiving bribes and interviewed by police in the end of March 2010.

In 2012 Ilkka Kanerva was convicted and sentenced to 15 months for corruption and abuse of office by District Court.