Jari Vilén
| Jari Vilén | |
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| Minister of Foreign Trade and European Affairs | |
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In office 4 January 2002 – 17 April 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Kimmo Sasi |
| Succeeded by | Paula Lehtomäki |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 April 1964 Kemi, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Eva Söregi-Vilén |
Jari Pekka Olavi Vilén (born 17 April 1964 in Kemi) is a Finnish diplomat and a politician. Mr. Vilén served in the Finnish Parliament, representing the National Coalition Party and the district of Lapland from 1999–2007.
Mr. Vilén served as the Minister of Foreign Trade and European Affairs in Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet in 2002–2003. As Minister for Foreign Trade he was responsible for OECD cooperation, competition and trade policy, consumer affairs and tourism. As Minister for European Affairs he was responsible of the enlargement negotiations of the European Union.
Mr. Vilén was a member of European Convention from 9 May–10 July 2003. Mr Vilén was chosen as Member of the European Union Convention on Future to be the successor for Mr. Matti Vanhanen, sitting Finnish Prime Minister Its purpose was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union.
Mr. Vilén served as a chairman of the Grand Committee of the Parliament of Finland since 18 June 2004 until 21 March 2007. Mr Vilén has become a prominent figure regarding European and international politics in Finland. He writes frequently about wide variety of issues concerning European Union, international, financial and economic policy, education, regional policy as well as defence policy. He has also published and edited writings on the future of European Union.
Mr Vilén has also held numerous confidential posts during his career. Among others he has served as Chairman for the European Movement in Finland (2003–2007), Chairman for the administrative council of the Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd (FINNFUND) (2000–2001, 2003–2007), Chairman for the National Educational Association 2004-, Vice-Chairman for the National Coalition Party Council 1995–2000, Chairman for the Finnish Teacher Student Association 1988–1989, and Chairman for the Conservative Group at the Nordic Council 2001.
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