Jaatteenmaki, Anneli (1955–)
Jaatteenmaki, Anneli (1955–)
Finnish politician. Name variations: Anneli Tuulikki Jaatteenmaki. Born Feb 11, 1955, in Lapua, Finland.
Became leader of the Centre Party (2000); with her party's narrow victory, became the first woman prime minister of Finland (Mar 16, 2003); was forced to resign (June 2003), because of her role in a leaked-document scandal which gave details of talks on Iraq between her predecessor and President Bush; was acquitted of charges of illegally obtaining secret documents about Iraq war while she was opposition leader (Mar 2004).
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