Personal details

Minister of Finance
Jutta Urpilainen
Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, 22 June 2011 to present
Party Leader, Master of Education, Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Date and place of birth: 4 August 1975, Lapua
Place of residence: Kokkola
Party Leader, Social Democratic Party, 2008 to present
Member of Parliament, 2003 to present
Speakers of Parliament, First Deputy Speaker, 2011
Speaker’s Council, First Deputy Speaker, 2011
Central Office, First Deputy Speaker, 2011
Advisory Council of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Vice Chair 2007–2011
Class teacher, City of Kokkola, 2002–2003
Assistant to a Member of Parliament, Social Democratic Youth, 2001–2003
Class teacher, City of Helsinki, 2001–2002
JEF Finland, Chair 2001
Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia, Assembly, Chair 2007–2008
Kokkola City Council, Vice Chair 2005–2008
Central Ostrobothnia Hospital District, Board, Vice Chair 2005–2010
Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Board Member 2004–2005
City of Kokkola, Cultural and Youth Committee, 2000–2004
Kokkola Town Council, Member 2000 to present
Finnish UN Association, Chair 2008–2009
Association of Parents of Children with Cancer, Chair 2006–2009
Social Democratic Association for Education in Finland, Chair 2004–2008
Taksvärkki Association – Operation a Day's Work Finland, Chair 2004–2005
Development Policy Committee, Member 2003–2007
Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, Member 2003–2007
Finnish UN Association, Vice Chair 2003–2005
European Movement International, Council Member 2002–2008
Finnish Delegation to the UN World Summit on the Information Society, Member 2003, 2005
JEF Finland, Vice Chair 2001
Finnish Youth Co-operation – Allianssi, International Committee, Vice Chair 2000
European Movement in Finland, Board Member 2000–2001
Finnish Delegation to the UN General Assembly, 2000
Finnish Delegation to the General Conference of UNESCO, 1999, 2001, 2005
Finnish National Commission for UNESCO, Member 1999–2011
Social Democratic Students in Finland – SONK, Vice Chair 1999
ECOSY – Young European Socialists, Presidium, Member 1998–1999
United Nations Youth and Students’ Association of Finland, Vice Chair 1996–1997
Spouse: Juha Mustonen
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish, English and German
Publications:
Kaiken maailman koulutusta 1997
Jouluisia Ajatuksia (CD) 2002