Jutta Urpilainen | |
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European Commissioner for International Partnerships | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 On leave: 2 December 2023 – 28 January 2024* | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Neven Mimica |
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 22 June 2011 – 6 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Jyrki Katainen |
Succeeded by | Antti Rinne |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 22 June 2011 – 6 June 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen |
Preceded by | Jyrki Katainen |
Succeeded by | Antti Rinne |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 6 June 2008 – 9 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Eero Heinäluoma |
Succeeded by | Antti Rinne |
Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
In office 19 March 2003 – 30 November 2019 | |
Constituency | Vaasa |
Personal details | |
Born | Lapua, Finland | 4 August 1975
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Party of European Socialists |
Spouse | Juha Mustonen |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Jyväskylä |
Website | Official 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]