Paavo Lipponen

Paavo Tapio Lipponen (1941-), a Finnish politician, and the prime minister of Finland from 1995 to present. He has been a member of parliament 1983-1987, and again 1991-present. Lipponen was elected as the leader of the Finnish Social Democratic Party in 1993, and he lead the party to victories in the parliamentary elections of 1995 and 1999.