Mr. Jan Vapaavuori has been Minister of Economic Affairs since November 2012. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2003.

From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Vapaavuori was Minister of Housing and Minister for Nordic Co-operation.

As a Member of Parliament, Mr. Vapaavuori was Chairman of the National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group during 2011-2012 and Vice-Chairman in 2006-2007. He was a member of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament in the years 2003-2007 and 2011-2012. He chaired the Constitutional Law Committee in 2007 and was a member in 2005-2007. Mr. Vapaavuori was a member of the Legal Affairs Committee in 2003-2005. In addition, he was a member of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council of the Bank of Finland in 2011-2012.

He has been a member of the City Council of Helsinki since 1997, and was its Vice-Chairman in 2012. In 2005-2007, he was Chairman of the City Board of the City of Helsinki. He was Chairman of the National Sports Council from 2011 to 2012.

Mr. Vapaavuori holds a Master degree in Laws (University of Helsinki).