 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2009) |
‹ 1994  2006 › |
||||
| Finnish presidential election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2006 | ||||
 |
||||
| Nominee | Tarja Halonen | Esko Aho | ||
| Party | Social Democrats | Centre Party | ||
| Popular vote | 1.644.532 | 1.540.803 | ||
| Percentage | 51,6% | 48,4% | ||
|
Incumbent President President-elect |
||||
The Finnish Presidential election of 2000 saw the election of Tarja Halonen as President of Finland for a six-year term. Halonen, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland was the first female elected to be Finland's president. During the elections Halonen was the incumbent Minister for Foreign affairs of Finland.
The Runner-up was Centre Party's Esko Aho who was Finland's Prime Minister in the early 1990s.
|
|||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
