Paavo Lipponen

Paavo Lipponen
Lipponen in 2023
38th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
13 April 1995 – 17 April 2003
PresidentMartti Ahtisaari
Tarja Halonen
DeputySauli Niinistö
Ville Itälä
Preceded byEsko Aho
Succeeded byAnneli Jäätteenmäki
Speaker of the Finnish Parliament
In office
22 April 2003 – 20 March 2007
Preceded byLiisa Jaakonsaari (Acting)
Succeeded byTimo Kalli
In office
28 March 1995 – 19 April 1995
Preceded byRiitta Uosukainen
Succeeded byRiitta Uosukainen
Personal details
Born
Paavo Tapio Lipponen

(1941-04-23) 23 April 1941 (age 83)
Turtola, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic
SpousePäivi Lipponen (née Hiltunen)
Children3
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Helsinki
Military service
Allegiance Finland
Branch/service Finnish Army
RankStaff sergeant

Paavo Tapio Lipponen (pronounced [ˈpɑːʋo ˈlipːonen] ⓘ; born 23 April 1941) is a Finnish politician and former reporter.[1] He was prime minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003,[2] and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005. He also served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 to 2007[3] and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received only 6.7% of the votes,[4] making it the biggest defeat the Social Democratic Party had ever received in Finnish presidential elections at the time.[5] Lipponen is currently the oldest living former prime minister of Finland.

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  2. ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ "Koko maa". VAALIT (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  5. ^ "Finland". European Election Database. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-03-28.