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Esko Aho

Oct 20, 2017

Esko Aho has been a Club de Madrid Member since 2005.  Mr. Aho was a Member of the Finnish Parliament (1983-2003). He chaired the Centre Party (1990-2002) and was Prime Minister of Finland (1991-1995).  After his political career, Esko Aho served as President of the...

Valdas Adamkus

Oct 20, 2017

Date and Place of Birth: 3 November 1926, Kaunas (Lithuania). Education: Attended the Faculty of Natural Science at the Munich University and in 1960 graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology as a civil engineer. Professional Experience:  Valdas Adanmkus...

Dame Jennifer Mary Shipley

Oct 20, 2017

Dame Jenny Shipley entered New Zealand’s Parliament in 1987 and held key ministerial roles, including Social Welfare and Women’s Affairs (1990–1993), Health (1993–1996), and State-Owned Enterprises, State Services, Transport, and ACC (1996–1997). In 1997, she became...

Lee Hong-koo

Oct 20, 2017

Date of Birth: 9 May 1934. Education: Studied at the Seoul National University (1953), Degree from Emory University (1959), and PhD in Political Science from Yale University. Professional Experience: Hong-koo has had a distinguished teaching career as a Professor at...

Tarja Kaarina Halonen

Oct 20, 2017

Date and Place of Birth: 24 December 1943, Helsinki (Finland). Political Career: Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the former President of the Republic of Finland (2000 – 2012). She was the 11th President of the Republic of Finland and Finland’s first female head of...