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'''Tarja Kaarina Halonen''' President of [[Finland]]. Born December 24, 1943.
==Education==
Master of Law from University of Helsinki
==Career==
Social affairs secretary and general secretary of the National Union of Finnish Students 1969-1970.
Attorney for Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions 1970-74 and 1975-79.
Parliamentary secretary for prime minister of Finland 1974-75.
Chairman of SETA 1980-81<ref>http://www.helsinki.fi/~eisaksso/tarja.html</ref>
Member of Parliament of Finland 1979-2000.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Grand Committee 1995–95
Chairman of the Parliamentary Law Committee 1991-94
Chairman of the Parliamentary Social Affairs Committee 1984-86
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1995-2000
Minister of Justice 1990-1991
Minister for Nordic Cooperation 1989-1991
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 1987-1990
==References==
http://www.presidentti.fi/en/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/711046/Tarja-Halonen
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