Matti Vanhanen
Matti Taneli Vanhanen (
pronunciation (info • help)) (born 4 November 1955) is a Finnish politician. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010. He was also Chairman of the Centre Party, and in the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. In June 2019, he became Speaker of the Parliament of Finland.[2]
Matti Vanhanen | |
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 Vanhanen in 2020 | |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 1 February 2022 – 12 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anu Vehviläinen |
| Succeeded by | Petteri Orpo |
| In office 7 June 2019 – 9 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Antti Rinne |
| Succeeded by | Anu Vehviläinen |
| 40th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 24 June 2003 – 22 June 2010 | |
| President | Tarja Halonen |
| Deputy | Antti Kalliomäki Eero Heinäluoma Jyrki Katainen |
| Preceded by | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Succeeded by | Mari Kiviniemi |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 June 2020 – 27 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Katri Kulmuni |
| Succeeded by | Annika Saarikko |
| 36th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 9 June 2020 – 10 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Katri Kulmuni |
| Succeeded by | Annika Saarikko |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 April 2003 – 24 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Preceded by | Jan-Erik Enestam |
| Succeeded by | Seppo Kääriäinen |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| In office 22 March 1991 – 19 September 2010 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1955 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland |
| Political party | Centre |
| Spouse(s) | Merja Mäntyniemi (m. 1985; div. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Finland |
| Branch/service |  Finnish Army[1] |
| Rank |  Sergeant |
Matti Vanhanen Media
Vanhanen (third from right) visited the GDR in 1988.
Vanhanen after Finnish 2006 presidential elections in G8 Summit in Strelna, Russia. Left to right: Romano Prodi, Angela Merkel, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush, Junichiro Koizumi, Stephen Harper, Matti Vanhanen and José Manuel Barroso.
Vanhanen's second cabinet.
Vanhanen meeting with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Javier Solana, EU–India Summit in Helsinki on 13 October 2006
The Nordic prime ministers meeting in Denmark, 2010. From left to right: Fredrik Reinfeldt (Sweden), Jens Stoltenberg (Norway), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (Iceland), Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Denmark), Matti Vanhanen (Finland).
Vanhanen and the 35th President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight
Ribbon bar of the Collar and Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
Ribbon bar: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – Knight Grand Cross Decorated with Grand Cordon (since 2001).
References
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae - Sauli Väinämö Niinistö". President of the Republic of Finland. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "Yleisen valtio-opin laitos". Valt.helsinki.fi. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.