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Tarja Kaarina Halonen (pronounced [ˈtɑrjɑ ˈkɑːrinɑ ˈhɑlonen] ⓘ; born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012.
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Tarja Kaarina Halonen (pronounced [ˈtɑrjɑ ˈkɑːrinɑ ˈhɑlonen] ⓘ; born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who served as the 11th president of Finland, and the first woman to hold the position, from 2000 to 2012.
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (s. 24. joulukuuta 1943 Helsinki) on suomalainen poliitikko. Hän toimi Suomen tasavallan 11. presidenttinä ja ensimmäisenä naispuolisena valtionpäämiehenä vuosina 2000–2012. [4] Hän astui virkaan 1. maaliskuuta 2000, ja hänet valittiin uudelleen presidentiksi vuonna 2006 .
David Calhoun. Tarja Halonen, Finnish politician who served as president of Finland (2000–12), the first woman elected to that office. As a student at the University of Helsinki, Halonen served (1969–70) as social affairs secretary and general secretary of the National Union of Finnish Students. After earning a.
President of the Republic Tarja Halonen's biography. Tarja Halonen is the 11th President of the Republic of Finland and Finland's first female head of state. She acceded office on 1 of March 2000, and was re-elected 2006. Tarja Halonen was born in Helsinki at the Christmas Eve in 1943.
Tarja Halonen was elected as the nominee for SDP and ran against Esko Aho of the Centre Party in the presidential race. In the second round of voting Halonen received 51.6 percent of the votes and was elected as Finland’s first female president.
About Tarja Halonen Finland's first female president, nearing the end of her second and last term in office, is trying to jump-start a sluggish economy that contracted 8% in 2009 on export...
April 6, 2015. Tarja Halonen served as the first female president of Finland between 2000 and 2012. She previously was the chair of Seta, a prominent Finnish LGBT rights organization. Harvard Political Review: Throughout your career, you have continually emphasized the role of human rights and social justice, particularly in the field of LGBT ...
President Tarja Halonen “The world needs our work to secure economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development.” Council of Women World Leaders Exchange with President Tarja Halonen Women Leaders Across the World Urge to Protect Afghan Women and Girls President’s voice in UN Secretary-General’s newest report “Our Common Agenda” 9.
Born 24.12.1943 in Helsinki. Tarja Halonen was the 11th President of the Republic of Finland 2000-2012 and Finland’s first female head of state. She acceded office on 1 March 2000, and was re-elected in 2006. She graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1968 and has a Master of Law degree.
Tarja Kaarina Halonen was elected the 11th President of Finland, and the country's first female head of state, in 2000. Throughout her long and active career in public service, issues such as human rights, democracy, and promotion of equality and social justice have been central themes on her agenda.