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BelgiumResponsibilities
- Building inclusive and equitable partnerships to reduce global poverty and support sustainable development
- Overseeing European international cooperation and development policy
- Working with partners to promote EU values including democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect of human rights
- Guiding the design and implementation of the EU’s development and cooperation instruments
- Fostering coordination between the EU and its Member States in the area of development cooperation
- Working closely with other Commissioners to ensure the coherence of the EU’s development policy
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As part of the Commission’s commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their members of Cabinet publish information on meetings held with organisations or self-employed individuals.
- Meetings with Commissioner Urpilainen
- Meetings with the Commissioner's Cabinet
- Missions of Commissioner Urpilainen
In line with the Commission's Code of Conduct for Members of the Commission, each Commissioner publishes a Declaration of Interests.
A signed, authentic version is published at the bottom of this page.
A machine-readable version of all Declarations is also published. This is in line with the requirements of the Code of Conduct.
The Declarations of Interests follow the requirements set out in Article 3 and in Annex 1 of the new Code of Conduct for Commissioners.
Biography
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European Commissioner for International Partnerships
2019 - present
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Member of the Finnish Parliament (Electoral District of Vaasa)
2014-2019
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Foreign Minister's Special Representative on Mediation
2017-2019
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Political leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland
2008-2014
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Chair of the National Commission on Sustainable Development
2013-2014
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Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister and Member of the Finnish Parliament
2011-2014
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World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Development Committee
2013-2014