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Sauli Niinistö

1948 - Today

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Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑu̯li ˈʋæinæmø ˈniːnistø], born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who served as the 12th president of Finland from 2012 to 2024. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Party (NCP) from 1994 to 2001, Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1996, Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003, Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2001 and the 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 (EPP) since 2002. Niinistö was the NCP candidate in the 2012 presidential election, defeating Pekka Haavisto of the Green League (VIHR) with 62.6% of the vote in the decisive second round. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sauli Niinistö is the 1,684th most popular politician (down from 669th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Finland (down from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Politician.

Sauli Niinistö is most famous for being the current president of Finland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sauli Niinistö ranks 1,684 out of 19,576. Before him are Stefan Nemanja, Critias, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Michelle Bachelet, Baldwin II of Jerusalem, and Emperor Taizu of Song. After him are Manasseh of Judah, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Gudea, Esarhaddon, Masoud Barzani, and Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sauli Niinistö ranks 36. Before him are George Tupou V, Henning Mankell, Patrizia Reggiani, Andrzej Sapkowski, Antonín Panenka, and Sven-Göran Eriksson. After him are Keke Rosberg, Steven Tyler, Yoshihide Suga, Elizabeth Blackburn, Alice Cooper, and Donna Summer.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sauli Niinistö ranks 12 out of 751. Before him are Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Paavo Nurmi (1897), Tarja Halonen (1943), Elias Lönnrot (1802), Urho Kekkonen (1900), and Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895). After him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Mika Waltari (1908), Ragnar Granit (1900), Johan Gadolin (1760), and Risto Ryti (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Sauli Niinistö ranks 4. Before him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867), Tarja Halonen (1943), and Urho Kekkonen (1900). After him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Mauno Koivisto (1923), Kyösti Kallio (1873), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), and Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917).

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