Tarja Halonen
Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen; born 24 December 1943) is a Finnish politician who was the 11th President of Finland, serving from 2000 to 2012. She was the first female head of state in Finland and while she was in office, in 2003 and 2010–11, Finland also had female prime ministers. Halonen held two appointments as a minister and served as a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 until her election to the presidency. In addition to her political career,...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth24 December 1943
CityKallio, Finland
CountryFinland
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