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Halonen was a surprising candidate as she didn't represent many traditional values: She was known as a left-wing social democratic party member, who lived in a domestic partnership, was a single parent and had resigned from the national church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
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Halonen and was
This was reversed in the 2000s, when Tarja Halonen and Erkki Tuomioja made Finland's official policy to resist other EU members ' plans for common defense.
Tarja Kaarina Halonen (; born 24 December 1943 ) was the 11th President of Finland, serving from 2000 to 2012.
Tarja Halonen was born on 24 December 1943 in the district of Kallio which is a traditional working-class area in central Helsinki.
Her mother Lyyli Elina Loimola was a set-dresser and her father Vieno Olavi Halonen worked as a welder.
Vieno Halonen was at the frontline and Lyyli Halonen was working in a shoe factory when their daughter was born.
After the war the couple decided to get a divorce, and in 1950 Lyyli Halonen married her new husband Thure Forss, who worked as an electrician and was very active in the working-class community.
Halonen later said that her mother was a true survivor, always an extremely active and resilient person who valued good, honest and modest hardworking people.
In 1987, Halonen was appointed by Prime Minister Harri Holkeri to be the Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the government, a position she held until 1990.
They faced each other in a runoff on 29 January 2006, where Halonen was re-elected with 51. 8 % of the vote against Mr. Niinistö's 48. 2 %.
During the past 50 years, only once the President has not obeyed the Council of State consensus and Halonen was accused of cronyism.
In September 2008, Halonen was perceived to insult Estonia by saying that the Estonians suffer from " post-Soviet stress condition ".
He was succeeded by the foreign minister Tarja Halonen.
He qualified for the second round runoff as one of the top two candidates in the first round, but was defeated by the incumbent Tarja Halonen with 51. 8 % of the vote against his 48. 2 %.
Pekka Halonen ( 23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933 ) was a painter of Finnish landscapes and people.
He held the position of Minister of Trade and Industry in Lipponen's 2nd government, and became the Minister for Foreign Affairs after Tarja Halonen was elected the President of Finland.
He is the husband of Tarja Halonen, who was the President of Finland between 2000 and 2012.
SDP's winning candidate was Tarja Halonen.
Halonen and candidate
Halonen announced in 1999 that she wished to stand as a candidate for President in the 2000 Presidential elections.
As the Centre Party candidate, Vanhanen challenged President Tarja Halonen in the 2006 Finnish presidential election.
Vanhanen expressed his support for Niinistö in the runoff election against his coalition partner's candidate Halonen.
Center Party's candidate Esko Aho qualified for the runoff, and was defeated by a one-percent margin in the runoff by Tarja Halonen.
As no candidate received more than half of the vote, a second round was held on 29 January between the two highest placed candidates from the first round, Tarja Halonen and Sauli Niinistö.
File: Tarja Halonen 2003. jpg | Tarja Halonen candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, winner of 1st round with 46. 3 % of votes.
The Green League's candidate Heidi Hautala suggested that the President be completely stripped of all powers relating to foreign affairs and foreign policy, but this proposal met with fierce resistance from the three candidates of the largest parties – Tarja Halonen, Matti Vanhanen and Sauli Niinistö.
Halonen, the main left-wing candidate and incumbent president, has further indicated that the president's powers should not be increased either, since it would, in her opinion, reduce the degree of democratic decision-making.
Halonen and she
It has been questioned whether President Tarja Halonen represented only Finland or the entire EU when she met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
In 2004, Finnish President Tarja Halonen visited Nicaragua where she stated " The Finnish government and Parliament have decided that Nicaragua is one of the main targets of Finnish development aid.
Halonen is a graduate of the University of Helsinki, where she studied law from 1963 to 1968.
When she entered politics, Halonen stated that these are also the qualities and attributes she respects in people.
Working in the Parliament made Halonen even more interested in politics and she decided to take part in the municipal elections of 1976.
While Halonen started from fourth place in the presidential election polls, surprisingly in the first round of the elections she got the most votes, 40. 0 %.
In a 2001 Halonen said that she is worried about the Russian response if NATO approved membership bids by Baltic countries.
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga asked what she meant and whether Halonen is actively opposing NATO membership of Baltic countries.
On 20 May 2005, Halonen held a press conference in Mäntyniemi where she announced her willingness to run for a second term.
Halonen said she approved of the flyers.
Today, the church accepts women as priests and Halonen has stated that she has no personal reason not to return to the church but refrains from doing so in order not to give a signal that might be misinterpreted.
Halonen and known
Halonen is widely known for her interest in human rights issues.
Halonen and left-wing
In a cohabitation situation as with Matti Vanhanen's recent second government right-wing government and left-wing President Tarja Halonen, there can be friction between government ministers and the president.
Halonen and social
In the 1990s, Halonen acted as the chairman of Suomen setlementtiliitto, a Christian social work organization.
Halonen and party
In the preliminary elections of the Social Democrats Halonen ran against Pertti Paasio, a member of the European Parliament and former party chairman, and Jacob Söderman, the European Ombudsman.
Shortly thereafter, the party council of the Left Alliance gave the party's official support to Halonen.
Early in her political career Halonen represented the far left wing of her former party ( Social Democrat ).
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