Full Name
JUTTA URPILAINEN
Job Title
EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
Company
European Commission
Speaker Bio
As European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Ms Jutta
Urpilainen oversees the European Commission’s work on international
cooperation and sustainable development.
Before joining the Commission, Ms Urpilainen served as a Member of the
Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2019. In 2008, she became the first
woman leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 2011 to
2014, she served as Finland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.
During that time, she became closely involved in development issues, joining the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and IMF and chairing the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development. She served as the Foreign Minister’s Special Representative on Mediation (2017-19) and chaired the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO (2015-18).
Urpilainen oversees the European Commission’s work on international
cooperation and sustainable development.
Before joining the Commission, Ms Urpilainen served as a Member of the
Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2019. In 2008, she became the first
woman leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 2011 to
2014, she served as Finland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.
During that time, she became closely involved in development issues, joining the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and IMF and chairing the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development. She served as the Foreign Minister’s Special Representative on Mediation (2017-19) and chaired the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO (2015-18).
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