Matti Puhakka
Matti Juhani Puhakka is a Finnish politician representing the Social Democrats.
Before his political career, from 1965 to 1975, he worked as maintenance repairman in the Enso Gutzeit factory in Uimaharju.
He was Finland's Minister of Transport 1983-1984 and Minister of Social Affairs and Health 1984–1987 in the Sorsa IV Cabinet. In the Holkeri Cabinet he was Minister of Labor 1987–1991. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament for two periods: 1975-1991 and 1995–1996.
In 1996 when he was chosen as one of the managers in KELA, and he retired in 2010.
