Matti Vanhanen
Matti Vanhanen | |
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Vanhanen in 2022 | |
| 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 |
| 35th 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 | |
| In office 22 April 2015 – 12 April 2023 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| In office 22 March 1991 – 19 September 2010 | |
| Constituency | Uusimaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1955 Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland |
| Party | Centre |
| Spouse |
Merja Mäntyniemi
(m. 1985; div. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Finland |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army |
| Rank | Vääpeli |
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Matti Taneli Vanhanen (pronounced [ˈmɑtːi ˈʋɑnhɑnen] ⓘ; born 4 November 1955) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010 and then as the Speaker of Parliament from 2022 to 2023. He was also Chairman of the Centre Party from 2006 until 2010 and the party's presidential candidate in 2006 and 2018. Outside of that, he has served under multiple ministerial position through out his 27 years as member of the finnish parliament, with those being Finance Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister.
In his earlier career, he was a journalist. Vanhanen is the son of professor Tatu Vanhanen and Anni Tiihonen.