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Dr. Pentti Ilkka Olavi Arajärvi (born 2 June 1948,
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) is a Finnish Doctor of Law,
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of the
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, a former civil service official and a
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politician from Helsinki. Arajärvi was awarded the honorary title of ''valiokuntaneuvos'' ("Committee Counselor") for his work in parliamentary committees. He is the
spouse A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. In certain contexts, it can also apply to a civil union or common-law marriage. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social ...
of Tarja Halonen, who was the
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between 2000 and 2012. Arajärvi was elected to the
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in 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
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at her official residence,
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. The couple has no children. Arajärvi has an adult son from a previous relationship.


Honours


National honours

* : ** Grand Cross of the
Order of the White Rose The Order of the White Rose of Finland ( fi, Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. T ...


Foreign honours

* : ** Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown * : ** Grand Cross of the
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of ...
** Grand Cross of the
Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...
* : ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon * : ** Commander Grand Cross of the
Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr ...
* : ** Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Adolphe of Nassau The Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau (french: Ordre de Mérite civil et militaire d’Adolphe de Nassau) is an order of merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for meritorious service to the Grand Duke, the Grand-Ducal House ...
www.gouvernement.lu
, State visit of President Tarja Halonen in Luxembourg in november 2008 (article in French with photos showing the decorations) * : ** Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star


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Pentti Arajärvi
in the archived website of The President of the Republic of Finland 1948 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Lawyers from Helsinki Academic staff of the University of Helsinki First Ladies and Gentlemen of Finland Tarja Halonen Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 1st Class {{Finland-bio-stub