Paavo Väyrynen
Paavo Väyrynen | |
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Väyrynen in 2017 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Finland | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 11 June 2018 | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 26 November 2007 | |
| Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development | |
| In office 19 April 2007 – 22 June 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi |
| Preceded by | Paula Lehtomäki |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Stubb (Foreign Trade) Heidi Hautala (International Development) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 April 1991 – 5 May 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Esko Aho |
| Preceded by | Pertti Paasio |
| Succeeded by | Heikki Haavisto |
| In office 6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Kalevi Sorsa |
| Preceded by | Pär Stenbäck |
| Succeeded by | Kalevi Sorsa |
| In office 15 May 1977 – 26 February 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Kalevi Sorsa Mauno Koivisto |
| Preceded by | Keijo Korhonen |
| Succeeded by | Pär Stenbäck |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Kalevi Sorsa |
| Preceded by | Ahti Pekkala |
| Succeeded by | Kalevi Sorsa |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 29 September 1976 – 15 May 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Martti Miettunen |
| Preceded by | Paavo Aitio |
| Succeeded by | Arvo Aalto |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 30 November 1975 – 29 September 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Martti Miettunen |
| Preceded by | Lauri Posti |
| Succeeded by | Marjatta Väänänen |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 18 June 2018 – 16 April 2019 | |
| In office 19 March 1970 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Lapland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paavo Matti Väyrynen 2 September 1946 |
| Party | Centre Citizens' Party Seven Star Movement |
| Spouse | Vuokko Tervonen (1968–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki Åbo Akademi University |
| Website | Official website |
Paavo Matti Väyrynen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑːʋo ˈmɑtːi ˈʋæy̯rynen]; born 2 September 1946) is a Finnish politician who has served, among other things, as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1982, and again from 1983 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1993. He is a former member of the Finnish Parliament who has represented the Seven Star Movement, the Citizen's Party and Centre Party. He left the Centre Party in 2023.
Väyrynen has been a member of the Finnish Parliament previously from 1970 to 1995, and again from 2007 to 2011 and has held many ministerial portfolios. He has also been a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 to 2007, and again from 2014 to 2018.
Väyrynen has been the Centre Party candidate for Finnish president three times – finishing second in 1988, third in 1994 and third in 2012. In both 2018 and 2024, he ran as an independent candidate. In October 2025, Väyrynen announced that he would no longer run as a presidential candidate in the 2030 presidential election.