Matti Vanhanen

Matti Vanhanen
Vanhanen in 2022
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office 1 February 2022 – 12 April 2023
Preceded by	Anu Vehviläinen
Succeeded by	Petteri Orpo
In office 7 June 2019 – 9 June 2020
Preceded by	Antti Rinne
Succeeded by	Anu Vehviläinen
40th Prime Minister of Finland
In office 24 June 2003 – 22 June 2010
President	Tarja Halonen
Deputy	Antti Kalliomäki Eero Heinäluoma Jyrki Katainen
Preceded by	Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Succeeded by	Mari Kiviniemi
Minister of Finance
In office 9 June 2020 – 27 May 2021
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Katri Kulmuni
Succeeded by	Annika Saarikko
35th Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 9 June 2020 – 10 September 2020
Prime Minister	Sanna Marin
Preceded by	Katri Kulmuni
Succeeded by	Annika Saarikko
Minister of Defence
In office 17 April 2003 – 24 June 2003
Prime Minister	Anneli Jäätteenmäki
Preceded by	Jan-Erik Enestam
Succeeded by	Seppo Kääriäinen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 22 April 2015 – 12 April 2023
Constituency	Uusimaa
In office 22 March 1991 – 19 September 2010
Constituency	Uusimaa
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-04) 4 November 1955 (age 68) Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
Political party	Centre
Spouse	Merja Mäntyniemi ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 2005)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Finland
Branch/service	Finnish Army[1]
Rank	Vääpeli[2]

Matti Taneli Vanhanen (pronounced [ˈmɑtːi ˈʋɑnhɑnen] ^ⓘ; born 4 November 1955) is a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010. He was also Chairman of the Centre Party in 2006. In his earlier career, he was a journalist. Vanhanen is the son of professor Tatu Vanhanen and Anni Tiihonen.