Paavo Lipponen

Finnish politician · Finland · On the map · Politicians · Born 1941 · age 85

Paavo Tapio Lipponen 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.

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2007Order of FriendshipAwardOrder of Stara PlaninaAward2004Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasAwardOrder of the Three Stars, 2nd ClassAward2003Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with starAward2002Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward2001Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st ClassAward1997Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the FalconAward1996Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1995Order of the White Star, 1st ClassAward1941Born23 April 1941

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Paavo Lipponen, meets IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO HQ (24 February 2016).

Awards

Order of Friendship2007

Order of Stara Planina2007

Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class2004

Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas2004

Cross of Liberty, 1st Class with star2003

Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry2002

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class2001

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon1997

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1996

Order of the White Star, 1st Class1995

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

Fulbright Scholarship

Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown

Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit

Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

About this person

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.

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Finland