Alexander Stubb

Personal details

Minister of Finance, 29 May 2015 to present
Party Leader, Doctor of Philosophy, Member of Parliament
National Coalition Party
Date and place of birth: 1 April 1968 Helsinki
Place of residence: Espoo

Political career

Minister of Finance, 29 May 2015 to present
Prime Minister (Stubb), 24 June 2014–29 May 2015
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, EU affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Ministry of Finance (Katainen), 22 June 2011–24 June 2014
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Kiviniemi), 22 June 2010–22 June 2011
​Minister for Foreign Affairs (Vanhanen II), 4 April 2008–22 June 2010

National Coalition Party, Party Leader 2014 to present

Member of Parliament, 2011 to present
Parliament work

Member of European Parliament, 2004–2008
European Parliament, Internal Market and Consumer Policy Committee, Vice-Chairperson
European Parliament, Budgetary Control Committee, Member
European Parliament, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Deputy Member

Other work experience and societal responsibilities

Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union in Brussels, Counsellor, 2003–2004
Adviser to the President of the European Commission, 2001–2003
College of Europe, Bruges, Visiting Professor, 2000–2007
Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union in Brussels, Government IGC Delegation, Member, 1999–2001, 2003–2004
Researcher, 1999–2001
Academy of Finland, Researcher, 1997–1999
Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Researcher, 1995–1997
Finnish Government IGC Delegation, Member 1995–1997

Publications

16 books, dozens of academic articles and hundreds of columns

Other information

Spouse: Suzanne Innes-Stubb
Two children
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish, English, French and German