Pentti Arajärvi
Pentti Arajärvi | |
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Spouse of the President of Finland | |
In role 1 March 2000 – 1 March 2012 | |
President | Tarja Halonen |
Preceded by | Eeva Ahtisaari |
Succeeded by | Jenni Haukio |
Personal details | |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 2 June 1948
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
Occupation | Doctor of Law |
Dr. Pentti Ilkka Olavi Arajärvi (born 2 June 1948,
spouse of Tarja Halonen, who was the President of Finland
between 2000 and 2012.
Arajärvi was elected to the
2012 municipal elections
.
Personal life
On 26 August 2000, after a relationship of more than fifteen years, Arajärvi married his longtime partner, Tarja Halonen, who was at the time the President of Finland, in a civil ceremony at her official residence, Mäntyniemi. The couple has no children. Arajärvi has an adult son from a previous relationship.[citation needed]
Honours
National honours
- Order of the White Rose
Foreign honours
- Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
- Estonia:[4]
- First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2000)
- First Class of the Order of the White Star (2007)
- Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[5]
- Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars
- Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau[6]
- Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- Sweden:
References
- ^ "Pentti Arajärvi kertoo IL:lle elämästään "maan ensimmäisenä miehenä" ja asumisesta Mäntyniemessä".
- ^ "Professorit | Helsingin yliopisto". Archived from the original on 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Pentti Arajärvi SDP:n eduskuntavaaliehdokkaaksi | Helsinki". Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid". Vabariigi Presidendi Kantselei (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Icelandic Presidency Website (Icelandic), Order of the Falcon, Arajärvi, Pentti[permanent dead link]
- ^ www.gouvernement.lu Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, State visit of President Tarja Halonen in Luxembourg in november 2008 (article in French with photos showing the decorations)
- ^ "King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attending state banquet hosted by the President of Finland". Imago-Images. 26 August 2003.
- ^ "President Halonen and First Gentleman Pentti Arajärvi attending state banquet hosted by the King of Sweden". Imago-Images. 2 May 2000.
External links
- Pentti Arajärvi in the archived website of The President of the Republic of Finland