Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva (28 January 1948 – 14 April 2022) was a Finnish politician.
He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1975 until 2022. He was born in Lokalahti, now a part of Uusikaupunki, Finland. Kanerva was Deputy Prime Minister of Finland for a few months in 1991.
Kanerva was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008. Kanerva was a member of the National Coalition Party. Kanerva was the Minister of Labour from 1975 until 2022.
Kanerva died after a short-illness in Turku, Finland on 14 April 2022 at the age of 74.
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