i ▁Van han en ' s ▁cabinet ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 1 , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence ▁in ▁J yr ki ▁Kat ain en ' s ▁cabinet ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Wall in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Va asa ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁Å bo ▁Akadem i ▁University ▁in ▁Tur ku , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Social ▁Sciences . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Vas ab lad et ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁before ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁Swedish ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Special ▁Ad vis er ▁success ively ▁to ▁the ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Transport , ▁European ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Trade , ▁Inter ior , ▁and ▁Def ence ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁and ▁a ▁leader ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Å bo ▁Und err ätt el ser ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁State ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Wall in ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁and ▁Minister ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Foreign