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Paavo Lipponen
Lipponen in 2004.
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 (1941-04-23) 23 April 1941 (age 83) Turtola, Finland
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Päivi Lipponen (née Hiltunen)
Alma mater	Dartmouth College University of Helsinki
Military service
Branch/service	Finnish Army
Rank	Staff Sergeant

Paavo Tapio Lipponen (pronunciation (help·info)) (born 23 April 1941) is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003,^[1] and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005.

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