Tarja Halonen

Also known as Tarja Kaarina Halonen

President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 (born 1943)

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Tarja Halonen was the President of Finland from 2000 to 2012, making her a significant political leader in Finnish history during that period. As the nation's head of state for twelve years, she represented Finland during a time that included the country's integration into the eurozone and its ongoing role in European affairs.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1943
Works: 3

Top works

Minun mielestäni Tarja Halonen
International Labour Organization and Global Social Governance
Ihmisoikeudet ja Suomen ulkopolitiikka

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Finland
Active from: 1953-01-24

Discography

Halonen1979
Halosta!1981
Hitparade1982
Tiernapojat1982
Trans Sahara1982
Miltä Tuntuu, Siltä Tuntuu Rock'n Roll1984
I Have Played Rock'n Roll1986
Halosta!2001

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 30
Total plays: 81

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Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the current President of Finland. She began her first six-year term of office in 2000 and was re-elected on January 29, 2006. Her current term expires in 2012. She is the first woman to hold the office. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tarja+Halonen">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

“It is positive that the change in Finland means a rush in the elections and not in the streets.”
“Women receive easily the most difficult assignments.”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.presidenthalonen.fi
Image: Tarja Halonen 2021. aasta Arvamusfestivalil.jpg
Height: 1.72

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Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position in Finland, from 2000 to 2012. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), and as the prime minister's parliamentary secretary (1974–1975) and a member of the City Council of Helsinki (1977–1996). Halonen was a Social Democratic Party member of parliament from 1979 until her election to the presidency in 2000. She also served as a minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health from 1987 to 1990, as Minister of Justice from 1990 to 1991, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2000.

Halonen was an extremely popular president, with her approval ratings reaching a peak of 88 percent in December 2003. She was re-elected in 2006, defeating National Coalition Party candidate Sauli Niinistö in the second round by 51% to 48%. Ineligible to run in the 2012 presidential elections because of term limits, Halonen left office on 1 March 2012 and was succeeded by Niinistö.