NAME: Jäätteenmäki, Anneli Tuulikk.

FINLAND

POLITICAL GROUP: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).

PARTY: Suomen Keskusta.

CONSTITUENCY: Finland.

DATE OF LATEST ELECTION: 2009.

Committees: Vice-Chairwoman, AFCO since 2007; Substitute, CLIM since 2007; Substitute, AFET since 2007; Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly since 2007; Member, FEMM since 2004; Substitute, SEDE since 2004; Member, Delegation for Relations with the United States since 2004; Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly since 2004; Member, IMCO 2004-2007.

Political Career: Chairperson, Keskusta Party Women's Group since 2005; Member of European Parliament since 2004; Member of Parliament (Finland) 1987-2004; Prime Minister (Finland) 2003; Speaker of the Finnish Parliament 2003; Vice-Chairperson of Finland's Delegation to the Council of Europe 1996-2003; Chairperson, Keskusta Party 2002-2003; Vice-Chairperson, Keskusta Party 2000-2002; Minister of Justice 1994-1995; Member of Finland's Delegation to the Nordic Council 1987-1994.

Special Political Interests: Equality between the sexes; human rights; environment; foreign and security policy; constitutional affairs.

Profession: Jurist.

Qualifications: Master of Laws Trained on the Bench 1980.

Languages: Swedish, English and French.

Author of: Sillanrakentaja. WSOY(2002); Oikeus voittaa! Edita (1999).

Hobbies: Jogging, reading, history and modern arts.

Born: 11 February 1955, Lapua, Finland.

Marital status: Married.

Children: 0.