| Office1: | Member of Parliament for Satakunta |
| Term Start1: | 22 April 2015 |
| Term End1: | 16 April 2019 |
| Term Start2: | 2003 |
| Term End2: | 2007 |
| Term Start3: | 1995 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Term Start4: | 1979 |
| Term End4: | 1993 |
| Office5: | Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Predecessor5: | Ilkka Suominen |
| Successor5: | Pekka Tuomisto |
| Term Start5: | 26 April 1991 |
| Term End5: | 2 August 1992 |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Kankaanpää, Finland |
| Party: | Centre Party |
| Education: | University of Turku |
Kauko Johannes Juhantalo (28 April 1942 – 26 April 2020) was a Finnish politician. A member of the Centre Party, he was member of the Parliament from the electoral district of Satakunta and Minister of Trade and Industry.[1]
Juhantalo was born and raised in Kankaanpää, Satakunta. He graduated from the University of Turku as Master of Laws in 1972.
After graduating from law school, Juhantalo worked as a lawyer. He was first elected to the Parliament in 1979. In 1991, Juhantalo was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry in the Aho Cabinet.[2]
Juhantalo resigned from the government in 1992 when it was revealed that he had insisted Säästöpankkien Keskus-Osake-Pankki give him a bank loan so that the government acquire a portion of Tampella owned by the bank. In 1993, Juhantalo was impeached and convicted of insisting on a bribe and sentenced to conditional discharge for a year. He was also expelled from the Parliament.[3]
Juhantalo returned to the Parliament at the 1995 election. He failed to win a new term in 1999 but was re-elected in 2003. After a second election defeat in 2007, Juhantalo was once again re-elected in 2015 election. He was a member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament. In addition, he was serving as the chairman of the city council of Kankaanpää.[4]
Juhantalo died of cancer on 26 April 2020, two days before his 78th birthday.[5] [6]