Tarja Halonen
Tarja Kaarina Halonen is a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland, and the first and to date only woman to hold the position, 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Helsinki
- Educated at
- University of Helsinki
- Awards
- 🏆 Cross of merit with clasp of Reservists' association🏆 Medal of merit with clasp of customs service🏆 Cross of Recognition, 1st class🏆 Order of the White Eagle🏆 Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud
Quotes
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1943
Born
Birth
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Tarja's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Tarja's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Tarja Halonen is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"I have a million ideas. The country can't afford them all."
— Hillary Clinton"Yemen is an essential partner of the United States of America and the international community in combating …"
— Ali Abdullah Saleh"Former Prime minister Tage Erlander spoke on radio a year ago about the people's home and about how he visi…"
— Olof Palme"And, in heaven's name, who are the public enemies?...In your day governments were accustomed, on the slight…"
— Edward Bellamy"I would not support Taiwan independence."
— Feng Shih-kuan"Next, he took a step further, and in the 12th year of his reign he issued a general order “to demolish all …"
— Aurangzeb
