About 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 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.
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Awards & Honors
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
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Grand Order of King Tomislav
Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)
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Order of the Golden Eagle
Pushkin Medal
Royal Order of the Seraphim
Order of the Pioneers of Liberia
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Order of Independence
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Decoration for Exceptional Merits
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
Grand Cross of the Order of Honour
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon
Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of the White Star, 1st Class
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
Medal for Military Merits
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars
Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Honorary doctorate of Umeå University
Knight of the Order of the Elephant
honorary doctor of the Chinese Academy of Forestry
Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
Collar of the Order of Merit
Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin
Order of General José Dolores
Medal of Merit of the Association of Voluntary Defence Guilds
Grand Cross of the Order of the Orthodox Crusaders of the Holy Sepulchre
