Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen (born December 24, 1943[3]) is the former President of Finland. She is from Helsinki. She was elected in 2000 and 2006. Her mandate ended in 2012 and she left office on 1 March 2012.
President[1] Tarja Halonen | |
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| 11th President of Finland | |
| In office 1 March 2000 – 1 March 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi Jyrki Katainen |
| Preceded by | Martti Ahtisaari |
| Succeeded by | Sauli Niinistö |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 April 1995 – 25 February 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Paavo Rantanen |
| Succeeded by | Erkki Tuomioja |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 28 February 1990 – 26 April 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Harri Holkeri |
| Preceded by | Matti Louekoski |
| Succeeded by | Hannele Pokka |
| Member of Finnish Parliament for Helsinki | |
| In office 24 March 1979 – 29 February 2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Ilkka Taipale[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tarja Kaarina Halonen 24 December 1943 Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pentti Arajärvi (2000–present) |
| Children | Anna |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Website | Tarja Halonen’s website |
Tarja Halonen Media
5-year-old Tarja Halonen in 1948
Tarja Halonen in 1975, working Finnish Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Portrait of Tarja Halonen in 2004
Finnish President Tarja Halonen visited Changemaker tent village in Helsinki, Finland in March 2005.
Halonen together with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, then President of Brazil.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tarja Halonen in Helsinki, 2–3 September 2001.
Tarja Halonen and Paul Wolfowitz in 2002
Halonen visit to Brazil, in October 2003
Tarja Halonen (right) meeting with the third President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the then Prime Minister of Finland Mari Kiviniemi (left) in 2010.
President Halonen and Pentti Arajärvi with US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on 2009 in New York.
References
- ↑ Courtesy title in Finland for former Presidents of the Republic
- ↑ http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?${APPL}=hetekaue&${BASE}=hetekaue&${THWIDS}=2.52/1333046932_33337&${oohtml}=hex/hx3510&${html}=hex/hx3510&${snhtml}=hex/hxnosynk
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/eb/question-711046/49/Tarja-Halonen-born Retrieved on 10 October 2007