Paavo Lipponen
Paavo Lipponen | |
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Lipponen in 2023 | |
| 38th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 13 April 1995 – 17 April 2003 | |
| President | Martti Ahtisaari Tarja Halonen |
| Deputy | Sauli Niinistö Ville Itälä |
| Preceded by | Esko Aho |
| Succeeded by | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Speaker of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 22 April 2003 – 20 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Liisa Jaakonsaari (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Timo Kalli |
| In office 28 March 1995 – 19 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Riitta Uosukainen |
| Succeeded by | Riitta Uosukainen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paavo Tapio Lipponen 23 April 1941 Turtola, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Spouse | Päivi Lipponen (née Hiltunen) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College University of Helsinki |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Finland |
| Branch/service | Finnish Army |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
Paavo Tapio Lipponen (pronounced [ˈpɑːʋo ˈlipːonen] ⓘ; born 23 April 1941) is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was prime minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005. He also served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 to 2007 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received only 6.7% of the votes, making it the biggest defeat the Social Democratic Party had ever received in Finnish presidential elections at the time. Lipponen is currently the oldest living former prime minister of Finland.