How tall is Tarja Halonen?

Tarja Halonen's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). She is taller than about 93% of women in Finland.

Where 172 cm sits among women in Finland

Taller than about 93% of women in Finland born in 1943 (average 162.7 cm).

About Tarja Halonen

Tarja Halonen, whose full name is Tarja Kaarina Halonen, is a Finnish politician born on 24 December 1943 in Helsinki. She first rose to prominence as a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, and served as the prime minister's parliamentary secretary from 1974 to 1975 and as a member of the City Council of Helsinki from 1977 to 1996.

Halonen was a Social Democratic Party member of parliament from 1979 until her election to the presidency in 2000. She 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. She was President of Finland from 2000 to 2012, the first woman to hold the position, and was re-elected in 2006. She left office on 1 March 2012 and was succeeded by Sauli Niinistö.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Halonen is married to Pentti Arajärvi. She is widely known for her interest in human rights issues.

Frequently asked

How tall is Tarja Halonen in feet and inches? Tarja Halonen is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

Is Tarja Halonen tall for women in Finland? At 172 cm she is taller than about 93% of women in Finland born in 1943, whose average height is 162.7 cm.

Sources

• Tarja Halonen on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Tarja Halonen on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.
• Tarja Halonen on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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