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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. Niinistö assumed office on 1 March 2012; he is the first NCP president since Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who left office in 1956.
Sauli Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Party from 1994 to 2001. In addition to domestic politics, he was Chairman of the European Democrat Union (EDU), with a membership of center-right parties from almost all European countries, from 1998 to 2002.
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (s. 24. elokuuta 1948 Salo) on suomalainen kokoomustaustainen poliitikko, joka toimi Suomen tasavallan 12. presidenttinä kahden kauden ajan vuosina 2012–2024.
Mar 1, 2024 · Confidential political posts and offices. Honorary President of the European People’s Party 2003. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and the Eurogroup 1999. Chairman of the European Democratic Union (EDU) 1998–2002.
May 7, 2024 · Sauli Niinistö (born August 24, 1948, Salo, Finland) is a Finnish lawyer and politician who became Finland’s first conservative head of state since the 1950s when he was elected president in 2012. He easily won reelection in 2018 and oversaw the accession of Finland to NATO in 2023.
Jan 3, 2024 · President Niinistö meets the media for the last time at the Presidential Palace: the connection with the people leaves a lasting mark. Read more. News 27.2.2024. President Niinistö in Paris: We will step up efforts to support Ukraine. Read more.
Sauli Niinistö served two full terms as the 12th President of the Republic of Finland from 2012 to 2024. He was inaugurated on 1 March 2012 and was re-elected for another six-year term in January 2018. Sauli Niinistö was born in Salo on 24 August 1948.
