Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Urpilainen
Urpilainen in 2022
European Commissioner for International Partnerships
Assumed office
1 December 2019
On leave: 2 December 2023 – 28 January 2024*
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byNeven Mimica
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
22 June 2011 – 6 June 2014
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Preceded byJyrki Katainen
Succeeded byAntti Rinne
Minister of Finance
In office
22 June 2011 – 6 June 2014
Prime MinisterJyrki Katainen
Preceded byJyrki Katainen
Succeeded byAntti Rinne
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office
6 June 2008 – 9 May 2014
Preceded byEero Heinäluoma
Succeeded byAntti Rinne
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office
19 March 2003 – 30 November 2019
ConstituencyVaasa
Personal details
Born (1975-08-04) 4 August 1975 (age 49)
Lapua, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations
Party of European Socialists
SpouseJuha Mustonen
Children2
EducationUniversity of Jyväskylä
WebsiteOfficial website
*Margaritis Schinas served as acting commissioner during Urpilainen's leave.[1]

Jutta Pauliina Urpilainen (born 4 August 1975) is a Finnish politician. She was the first female chair of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, which she led from 2008 to 2014. She was the Minister of Finance as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2011 to 2014.[2] Since 1 December 2019, she is the European Commissioner for International Partnerships in the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen.[3] She announced her candidacy for the 2024 election for President of Finland in November 2023.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sdp valitsi ministerinsä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ^ "The Commissioners". European Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "EU Commissioner Urpilainen Joins Race to Be Finland's President". Bloomberg.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "In English". Jutta Urpilainen Suomen tasavallan presidentiksi 2024 (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.