Matti Vanhanen Politician

Matti Taneli Vanhanen (About this sound pronunciation ) (born 4 November 1955) is a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010. He was also Chairman of the Centre Party, and in the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. In his earlier career he was a journalist. Vanhanen is the son of professor Tatu Vanhanen and Anni Tiihonen.

Personal facts

Matti Vanhanen
Birth dateNovember 04, 1955
Birth place
Finland , Jyväskylä
Education
University of Helsinki

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Office holder

deputy
office
Minister of Defence
Prime Minister of Finland
party
Centre Party (Finland)
president
prime minister
successor
Seppo Kääriäinen

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External resources

  1. http://www.keskusta.fi/Suomeksi/Matti.iw3