European Commissioner for International Partnerships
Incumbent
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
(1975-08-04) 4 August 1975 (age 48) Lapua, Finland
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]
^"Press corner". European Commission - European Commission. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^"Sdp valitsi ministerinsä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^"The Commissioners". European Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
^"EU Commissioner Urpilainen Joins Race to Be Finland's President". Bloomberg.com. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^"In English". Jutta Urpilainen Suomen tasavallan presidentiksi 2024 (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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party chairman in the following party conference. He was replaced by JuttaUrpilainen. The SDP suffered further losses in the 2008 Finnish municipal elections...
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motivational speakers” for international events. In August 2023 Marin asked JuttaUrpilainen to be Social Democratic Party's candidate for the 2024 presidential...
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Timmermans (Executive VP for European Green Deal and Climate Action) JuttaUrpilainen (International Partnerships) see Von der Leyen Commission Heads of...
Timmermans (Executive VP for European Green Deal and Climate Action) JuttaUrpilainen (International Partnerships) see Von der Leyen Commission Heads of...
Timmermans (Executive VP for European Green Deal and Climate Action) JuttaUrpilainen (International Partnerships) see Von der Leyen Commission Heads of...
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