Tuomas Saarenheimo (born 1964) is a Finnish civil servant, who currently serves as the President of the Eurogroup Working Group.
Tuomas Saarenheimo | |
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 Saarenheimo in 2015 | |
| President of the Eurogroup Working Group | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Vijlbrief |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Helsinki, Finland[1] |
| Spouse | Mari Koli[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Education and career
editSaarenheimo graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1989 and continued studying afterwards, receiving his doctorate in economics in 1994. He has also worked as a researcher at the university.[3] Saarenheimo filled several positions at the Bank of Finland. His last post was as Chief Adviser and Head of the Monetary and Research Policy Department.[4] Besides, he has served as the Executive Director for Nordic and Baltic countries at the International Monetary Fund and as National Expert at the European Commission.[3]
Saarenheimo became the Permanent Under-Secretary for International and Financial Market Affairs at the Ministry of Finance in September 2013.[3][5] Because of this position, he was granted membership of the Eurogroup Working Group, an advisory body that prepares the monthly meetings of the Eurogroup. He also became a member of the board of directors of the European Financial Stability Facility, the eurozone's emergency fund to address government debt.[3]
On 1 April 2020 he became President of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) after his predecessor Hans Vijlbrief had resigned in order to fill a cabinet position in the Netherlands.[6] Saarenheimo had been elected by the EWG in February, and that decision was later ratified by the Eurogroup. He simultaneously became President of the Economic and Financial Committee.[7] Saarenheimo had been a candidate for EWG president before in 2018, but withdrew.[8]
References
edit- ^ Semkina, Soili (2 December 2019). "VM:n Saarenheimo: Yhteisvastuuta ei voi rakentaa valtioiden välille – myrkyttää jäsenvaltioiden suhteet". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
Syntynyt: Helsingissä 1964
- ^ Hällsten, Annika (6 December 2019). "Kärlek, allvar, paljetter och frihet – republiken firade trots kaos och regn". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Tuomas Saarenheimo". European Stability Mechanism. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tuomas Saarenheimo appointed as Permanent Under-Secretary for International and Financial Market Affairs". Ministry of Finance (Press release). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Senior management". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Cats, Ria (17 February 2020). "Fin Saarenheimo volgt Vijlbrief op in Brusselse topfunctie". Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Eurogroup: Tuomas Saarenheimo appointed President of the Eurogroup working group". European Council (Press release). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Peeperkorn, Marc (14 December 2017). "Nieuwe Europese topfunctie voor Nederland: topambtenaar Vijlbrief wordt voorzitter invloedrijke Brusselse werkgroep". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 March 2020.