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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.
Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet was the 69th government of Finland. [1] The cabinet was in office from 24 July 2003 to 19 April 2007, and its prime minister was Matti Vanhanen . The government was composed of a coalition formed by the Centre Party , the Social Democratic Party , and the Swedish People's Party .
Former Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen was the Centre Party's candidate. The Centre Party decided on 30 November 2015 that the party would choose their presidential candidate already in June 2016. [8] Soon after, former Prime Minister and Centre Party's presidential candidate in 2006 election, Matti Vanhanen, announced that he would run for ...
After the resignation of Jäätteenmäki, Karpela went on to serve in the same post under Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. [2] In December 2005 Karpela received a Big Brother Award from the Finnish on-line civil rights organization EFFI for proposing Internet traffic blocking software be installed in schools and libraries. [5]
Katri Kulmuni's childhood home is on an old family farm where the Kulmuni family has lived since the 15th century. Her father is a rural small business owner and her mother a special education teacher.
The chairman of the then-largest Centre Party, Matti Vanhanen, became the Prime Minister and formed a coalition cabinet consisting of the Green League, the NCP and the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SPP), leaving the SDP to the opposition.
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen described it as a "tragic day" and appealed for unity in the hope "that events like these will not happen again." [5] A national day of mourning was declared for the following day, [6] and Vanhanen travelled to Kauhajoki to meet with students. [7]
The Autocrats (Finnish: Itse valtiaat) was a Finnish political satire TV series, which took the viewer behind the scenes of the politics of Finland. [1] The series was produced by Filmiteollisuus and was made using 3D computer animation.