Personal details
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Prime Minister, 24 June 2003 to present
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 and Deputy Member 1976-2000
Centre Party, Member of the party's Board of Directors 1980-1983, Deputy Party Leader 2000-2003, Party Leader 2003 to present
Member of Parliament, 1991 to present
Centre Party parliamentary group, Vice Chair 1994-2001
Parliamentary Environment Committee, Vice Chair 1991-1995
Parliamentary Grand Committee, Chair 2000-2001
European Convention on the Future of the European Union, Representative of Parliament 2002-2003
Centre Party Youth League, Chair 1980-1983
Local newspaper Kehäsanomat, Journalist 1985-1988, Editor-in-Chief 1988-1991
Espoo City Council, Member 1981-1984
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV), Board Member 1983-1984
Nurmijärvi Municipal Council, Member 1989 to present
Uusimaa Regional Council, Board Member 1997-2000
Neste Corporation and Fortum, Member of the Supervisory Board 1991-2003
Helsingin Osuuskauppa (Co-operative), Member of the Supervisory Board 2002-2003
Housing Foundation for the Young, Vice Chair 1981-1997, Chair 1998-2003
State Youth Council, Chair 1987-1990
Housing Council, Vice Chair 1991-2003
Union for Rural Education, Chair 1998-2003
Pro Medi-Heli Association, Vice Chair 1995-2003
Children: Annastiina, b. 1991; Juhana, b. 1994
