Harri Holkeri | |
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36th Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 30 April 1987 – 26 April 1991 | |
President | Mauno Koivisto |
Deputy | Kalevi Sorsa Pertti Paasio |
Preceded by | Kalevi Sorsa |
Succeeded by | Esko Aho |
4th Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo | |
In office 25 August 2003 – 11 July 2004 | |
Preceded by | Michael Steiner |
Succeeded by | Søren Jessen-Petersen |
President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
In office 5 September 2000 – 10 September 2001 | |
Preceded by | Theo-Ben Gurirab |
Succeeded by | Han Seung-soo |
Personal details | |
Born | Harri Hermanni Holkeri 6 January 1937 Oripää, Finland |
Died | 7 August 2011 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 74)
Political party | National Coalition |
Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Profession | Master of Political Sciences |
Harri Hermanni Holkeri (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑrːi ˈhermɑnːi ˈholkeri]; 6 January 1937 – 7 August 2011)[1] was a Finnish statesman representing the National Coalition Party of Finland (Kokoomus / Samlingspartiet). He was the Prime Minister of Finland 1987–1991,[2] president of the UN General Assembly 2000–2001 and headed the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo from 2003 to 2004 (leaving the position in the summer of the second year because of health issues).