Ilkka Kanerva
Ilkka Kanerva | |
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Kanerva in 2019 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 26 April 1991 – 23 August 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Esko Aho |
| Preceded by | Pertti Paasio |
| Succeeded by | Pertti Salolainen |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 19 April 2007 – 4 April 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen |
| Preceded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Stubb |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 26 April 1991 – 12 April 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Esko Aho |
| Preceded by | Matti Puhakka |
| Succeeded by | Liisa Jaakonsaari |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 28 August 1990 – 25 April 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Harri Holkeri |
| Preceded by | Raimo Vistbacka |
| Succeeded by | Ole Norrback |
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 1975–2022 | |
| Constituency | Southwest Finland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1948 Lokalahti, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| Died | 14 April 2022 (aged 74) Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland |
| Party | National Coalition Party |
| Website | ike.fi |
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Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva (28 January 1948 – 14 April 2022) was 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 was a member of the National Coalition Party.
With nearly 47 years in office, at the time of his death Kanerva was the longest-serving member in the history of the Finnish Parliament. His record was broken by his party colleague Ben Zyskowicz in October 2025.