Ilkka Laitinen
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Ilkka Laitinen is the Executive Director of Frontex
, the European Union
’s border protection agency.
He served in the Finnish Border Guard
in 1982 and since 1985. He rose to the rank of colonel in 2004 and has held a wide variety of national and EU jobs. He was appointed as the first head of Frontex on 25 May 2005.
Frontex
Frontex is the European Union agency for external border security...
, the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
’s border protection agency.
He served in the Finnish Border Guard
Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish Border guard is the national security agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders...
in 1982 and since 1985. He rose to the rank of colonel in 2004 and has held a wide variety of national and EU jobs. He was appointed as the first head of Frontex on 25 May 2005.