Jutta Urpilainen

Jutta Urpilainen
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]