Personal details
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Prime Minister, 24 June 2003 onwards
Party Leader, Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Date and place of birth: 4 November 1955, Jyväskylä, Finland
Place of Residence: Nurmijärvi
Minister of Defence, 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003
Centre Party, Party Delegation (Member or Deputy Member), 1976-2000
Centre Party, Board Member 1980-1983, Vice Chairperson, 2000-2003, Chairperson 2003 onwards
Member of Parliament, 1991 onwards
Centre Party parliamentary group, Vice Chairperson, 1994-2001
Parliamentary Environment Committee, Vice Chairperson, 1991-1995
Parliamentary Grand Committee, Chairperson, 2000-2001
European Convention on the Future of the European Union, Representative of Parliament, 2002-2003
Centre Party Youth League, Chairperson, 1980-1983
Kehäsanomat (local newspaper), Journalist, 1985-1988, Editor-in-Chief, 1988-1991
Espoo City Council, 1981-1984
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council YTV, Board Member, 1983-1984
Nurmijärvi Municipal Council, 1989 onwards
Uusimaa Regional Council, Board Member, 1997-2000
Neste/Fortum, Member of the Supervisory Board, 1991-2003
Helsingin Osuuskauppa (Cooperative), Member of the Supervisory Board, 2002-2003
Housing Foundation for the Young, Vice Chairperson, 1981-1997, Chairperson, 1998-2003
State Youth Council, Chairperson, 1987-1990
Housing Council, Vice Chairperson, 1991-2003
Union for Rural Education, Chairperson, 1998-2003
Pro Medi-Heli Association, Vice Chairperson, 1995-2003
Children: Annastiina, b. 1991; Juhana, b. 1994
