On 16 September 1999, Mr. Erkki Liikanen was appointed as Member of the European Commission responsible for enterprise and information society.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Liikanen served (from 1995 to 1999) as Member of the European Commission, responsible for budget issues, personnel and internal administration.
From 1990 - 1994 Mr. Liikanen was Ambassador from Finland to the European Union. During that period Finland negotiated the Accession to the European Union.
Mr. Liikanen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1972 at the age of 21. He served there until his appointment at Foreign Office in 1990. From 1987 to 1990 he was Minister of Finance of Finland.
Mr. Liikanen has a Masters degree in political science specializing in economics from the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Mr. Liikanen is fluent in English, French and Swedish, Finnish being his mother tongue.
Mr. Liikanen was born on 19 September 1950. He is married and has two daughters.
Erkki Liikanen