| Matti Taneli Vanhanen | |
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| President | Tarja Halonen |
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| Preceded by | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
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Member of the Parliament of Finland
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| Constituency | Uusimaa |
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| In office 17 April 2003 – 24 June 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Preceded by | Jan-Erik Enestam |
| Succeeded by | Seppo Kääriäinen |
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| Born | 4 November 1955 Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Political party | SK |
| Profession | Journalist |
Matti Taneli Vanhanen (pronunciation ) (born November 4, 1955 in Jyväskylä) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ is a City and Municipality located in Central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. The Centre Party (in Finnish: Suomen Keskusta, Kesk, in Swedish: Centern i Finland, C) is a centrist In the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the European Council is a position in the European Union that chairs the European Council.
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Career
Vanhanen was born in Jyväskylä, the son of the controversial professor Tatu Vanhanen, co-author of IQ and the Wealth of Nations, and Anni Tiihonen. Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ is a City and Municipality located in Central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki Tatu Vanhanen (born 1929) is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a Controversial 2002 book by Dr
He has a university education in political science, having graduated as a Master of Social Sciences in 1989. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In his youth he was chair of the Centre Party Youth League from 1980 to 1983. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) He also served as a member of Espoo city council from 1981 to 1984. Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Vanhanen is a journalist by profession, having worked as an editor of local newspaper Kehäsanomat 1985–1988 and editor-in-chief 1988–1991. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
Vanhanen was elected as a member of Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta) in 1991. The Eduskunta (in Finnish) or the Riksdag (in Swedish) is the Parliament of Finland. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. As a member of Parliament he was interested in ecological issues. For instance, Vanhanen spoke against the building of a fifth nuclear power plant in 1992, at the same time as serving on the board of electricity corporation Fortum. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Fortum Oyj is a Finnish public listed energy company which focuses on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and the north-west of He served on the Parliamentary Environment Committee 1991-1995, and was chair of the Parliamentary Grand Committee 2000-2001. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He was vice chair of the Centre Party Parliamentary group 1994-2001, and Deputy Chairman of the Centre Party 2000-2003. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Another important topic for Vanhanen was Finland's foreign and security policy. According to the latest constitution of 2000 the President (currently Tarja Halonen) leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government (currently Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen As a specialist on the European Union he was a member of the European Union Constitutional Convention. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The first European Convention The first European Convention, presided by Roman Herzog, worked from December 1999 till October 2000 on the Charter of Fundamental There he criticized the president of the convention Giscard d'Estaing as authoritarian. Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (born 2 February 1926 is a French centre - right politician who was President of the French Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union Vanhanen has said [1] that he is unenthusiastic about European co-operation, and that he is an "EU pragmatist", so he may be considered a eurosceptic, especially when compared to his EU-enthusiast predecessor Paavo Lipponen. Euroscepticism Euro (disambiguation --> has become a general term for opposition to the process Paavo Tapio Lipponen ( (b April 23, 1941) is a Finnish politician
Vanhanen resigned from the Constitutional Convention in 2003 when he became Minister of Defense in the cabinet of Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki (Master of Laws born February 11 1955 in Lapua) was the first female Prime Minister of Finland, in After Jäätteenmäki's resignation, Vanhanen was elected Prime Minister.
As a politician, Vanhanen is considered to be part of the liberal wing of the old agrarian Central Party, along with the two other Party ministers from Uusimaa region. This article is about the contemporary region of Finland For other uses of Uusimaa see Uusimaa (disambiguation Uusimaa, or Nyland His government cut the top state income tax rate from 35. 5% to 33. 5% in 2005 and 32. 5% in 2006 (resulting in approximately 55% total tax rate after local government and social security taxes). The corporate tax rate was also lowered to 26% and capital gains to 28% (both formerly 29%), though at the same time dividends were partially made taxable. Vanhanen has said he is willing to continue tax cuts.
Presidential candidate
As the Centre Party candidate, Vanhanen challenged President Tarja Halonen in the 2006 Finnish presidential election, but did not qualify for the runoff. The Centre Party (in Finnish: Suomen Keskusta, Kesk, in Swedish: Centern i Finland, C) is a centrist The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. The 2006 Finnish Presidential election saw the re-election of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a second six-year term He received 18. 6% of the vote, coming third to the National Coalition Party's Sauli Niinistö (24. The National Coalition Party (in Finnish Kansallinen Kokoomus, Kok Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland. 1%) and Social Democrat and incumbent Tarja Halonen (46. The Social Democratic Party of Finland (in Finnish: Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, SDP) is one of the most influential political parties Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( pronounced) (born 24 December 1943 is the current President of Finland. 3%). Vanhanen expressed his support for Niinistö in the runoff election against his coalition partner's candidate Halonen.
The presidential election, and cooperation between Centre Party and National Coalition Party, proved to be a major strain on the government coalition between the Centre Party and Social Democrats. The flashpoint ca)me in March, when the Centre Party demanded national agricultural subsidies to cover farmers' losses when the Finnish exception in European Union Common Agricultural Policy was about to expire. An agricultural subsidy is a governmental Subsidy paid to Farmers and Agribusinesses to supplement their income manage the supply of agricultural The Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP) is a system of European Union Agricultural subsidies and programmes At the end of the crisis Vanhanen told his parliamentary group that taxpayers would cover ninety percent or about 100 million euros in losses.
Vanhanen's second cabinet
After the March 2007 election the Centre Party narrowly remained largest party after losing four seats. The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18 2007. However the coalition partner SDP lost eight seats and conservative National Coalition Party gained ten, and Vanhanen's second cabinet was formed on centre-right basis with minor partners Green League and Swedish People's Party. The Social Democratic Party of Finland (in Finnish: Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, SDP) is one of the most influential political parties The National Coalition Party (in Finnish Kansallinen Kokoomus, Kok Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet (April 2007-) is the 70th cabinet of Finland. This article refers to the political party for the university environmental performance table see The People & Planet Green League The Green League (in The Swedish Peoples' Party (Svenska folkpartiet (SFP Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP is a Swedish-speaking minority and mainly liberal party in Finland
Foreign minister Ilkka Kanerva of National Coalition Party was forced to resign in April 2008 after scandal involving an erotic dancer. Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva (born 28 January 1948, Lokalahti) is a member of the Finnish Parliament. Alexander Stubb succeeded him. Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb (born April 1 1968 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 4 April 2008
Second scandal involving Vanhanen's second cabinet started May 2008, after leader of Centre's parliamentary group Timo Kalli told publicly that he will not reveal sources of his campaign finances, because there was not punishment of such negligence. Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for election campaigns. After media backlash Kalli gave up secrecy and forth came group of businessmen known as "Kehittyvien maakuntien Suomi" (KMS), who had financed mainly Centre Party and National Coalition Party candidates in 2007 elections for total sum of about 400,000 euros.
Vanhanen had publicly supported one of the businessman involved, Toivo Sukari, who sought permission to build new Ideapark shopping mall in Vihti. Ideapark is a Shopping mall in Lempäälä, Finland. The mall was built on a Greenfield site along the Helsinki - Tampere History The oldest literal mark of Vihti is from the 15th century. Also group of politicians supported granting honorary title of "Vuorineuvos" to other businessman Kyösti Kakkonen. Vuorineuvos (bergsråd is a Finnish honorary title granted by the President of Finland to leading industry figures
Centre Party links with KMS where suspected, as address of organisation belonged to the party official. It was later revealed that the organisation was formed in Centre Party's general secretary's office.
Only Green League candidate who got money from the organisation was Merikukka Forsius, who later defected to National Coalition Party. Merikukka Forsius (born August 12, 1972, in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Forsius was seen going out with Vanhanen before 2007 elections.
Personality
Vanhanen has been characterised as uncharismatic and even boring, which he has attempted to turn to his advantage in tense political situations. The word charisma (origin from the Greek word χάρισμα (kharisma, "gift" or "divine favor" from kharizesthai, "to favor" Vanhanen is known for being a teetotaler, saying that he does not like the taste of alcohol. See also Prohibition, Temperance movement Teetotalism (or T-total is the practice and promotion of complete Abstinence from Alcoholic beverages [1] He rarely smiles in public. He has been quoted as denying ever taking advice from other persons. [2]
Vanhanen married Merja Vanhanen 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) They have two children: Annastiina (born 1991) and Juhana (born 1994). Matti Vanhanen and Merja Vanhanen unexpectedly announced their divorce on 6 April 2005, which has had political repercussions for the self-styled family man. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Later there were claims in the tabloid press of affairs during and after his marriage. After his divorce, Susan Kuronen was widely linked to Vanhanen [3] but their relationship broke down. Susan Kristiina Kuronen, currently Susan Kristiina Ruusunen (born 1970 is a divorced mother from Finland who had a relationship with Finland's Prime minister [4] In February 2007, Kuronen released a tell-all book The Prime Minister's Bride, which actually boosted the prime minister's popularity with the public. Tens of thousands of Finns signed an online petition against the book and some bookstores refused to put it on the shelf. [5] Vanhanen sued Kuronen for invasion of privacy on March 2007, after closing of March elections. The Lowest Court dismissed all charges against Kuronen about year later. Vanhanen stated that he is unsatisfied with outcome and will continue the case in higher courts.
In a 2006 book commissioned for the presidential elections, Se on ihan Matti, Vanhanen compared the Finnish tabloid press to the KGB and Stasi, former Soviet Union and East German secret police agencies [6]. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty For the regular police in East Germany see Volkspolizei. The Ministerium für Staatssicherheit ( Ministry for State Security The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
During the ASEM 2006 meeting in Helsinki, French president Jacques Chirac described Vanhanen, perhaps jokingly, as "the sexiest man in Finland". Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. [7] Vanhanen is about 6'6" (198cm). He is also left-handed [2].
References
- ^ taz.de - Archiv
- ^ http://blog.anta.net/2008/05/30/five-advisors-zero-advice/
- ^ Iltalehti.fi | Viihde | 01.08.2006 | Matti Vanhanen ja Susan viihtyvät yhdessä
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - People
- ^ My Way
- ^ MTV3 Internet >Uutiset - Kotimaa
- ^ Finland's secret weapon | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
See also
External links
- (Finnish) Official site
- News and related people on NamePedia
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ursula Plassnik |
President of the European Council 2006 |
Succeeded by Frank Walter Steinmeier |
| Preceded by Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
Prime Minister of Finland 2003 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jan-Erik Enestam |
Minister of Defence of Finland 2003 |
Succeeded by Seppo Kääriäinen |
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| NAME | Vanhanen, Matti Taneli |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Finnish politician, Prime Minister of Finland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jyväskylä, Finland |
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