Sauli Niinistö
| Sauli Niinistö | |
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| 12th President of Finland | |
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Assumed office 1 March 2012 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb Juha Sipilä |
| Preceded by | Tarja Halonen |
| Speaker of Parliament | |
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In office 24 April 2007 – 27 April 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Timo Kalli |
| Succeeded by | Ben Zyskowicz |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 2 February 1996 – 16 April 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Iiro Viinanen |
| Succeeded by | Antti Kalliomäki |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
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In office 13 April 1995 – 30 August 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Pertti Salolainen |
| Succeeded by | Ville Itälä |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 13 April 1995 – 1 February 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen |
| Preceded by | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
| Succeeded by | Kari Häkämies |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö 24 August 1948 Salo, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marja-Leena Niinistö (1974–1995) Jenni Haukio (2009–present) |
| Residence | Mäntyniemi |
| Alma mater | University of Turku |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Finland
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| Service/branch | Finnish Army Reserve |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑuli ˈʋæinæmø ˈniːnistø], born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland, in office since 2012.
A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party (NCP) candidate in the 2006 presidential election. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2007 to 2011 and has been the Honorary President of the European People's Party since 2002.
Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the 2012 presidential election, beating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012, and is the first president from the National Coalition Party since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office in 1956.
Niinistö was born in Salo in 1948. He ran his own law firm there before entering national politics.
Niinistö served on the municipal council of Salo from 1977 to 1992 and was elected a Member of the Parliament of Finland from the district of Finland Proper in 1987. In 1994 he was chosen to lead the NCP as party chairman and subsequently became Justice Minister in Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet in 1995.
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