Governments and ministers since 1917
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Ahti Karjalainen
Personal details
Date and place of birth: 10.2.1923 Hirvensalmi
Days in office 5772
Ministerial duties
- Miettunen III - Minister at the Prime Minister's Office 29.9.1976 - 15.5.1977 (Centre Party)
- Miettunen III - Minister deputising for the Prime Minister 29.9.1976 - 15.5.1977 (Centre Party)
- Sorsa - Minister deputising for the Prime Minister 4.9.1972 - 13.6.1975 (Centre Party)
- Sorsa - Minister for Foreign Affairs 4.9.1972 - 13.6.1975 (Centre Party)
- Karjalainen II - Prime Minister 15.7.1970 - 29.10.1971 (Centre Party)
- Koivisto - Minister for Foreign Affairs 22.3.1968 - 14.5.1970 (Centre Party)
- Paasio - Minister for Foreign Affairs 27.5.1966 - 22.3.1968 (Centre Party)
- Virolainen - Minister deputising for the Prime Minister 12.9.1964 - 27.5.1966 (Agrarian Union)
- Virolainen - Minister for Foreign Affairs 12.9.1964 - 27.5.1966 (Agrarian Union)
- Karjalainen - Prime Minister 13.4.1962 - 18.12.1963 (Agrarian Union)
- Miettunen - Minister for Foreign Affairs 14.7.1961 - 13.4.1962 (Agrarian Union)
- Sukselainen II - Minister for Foreign Affairs 19.6.1961 - 14.7.1961 (Agrarian Union)
- Sukselainen II - Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 13.1.1959 - 19.6.1961 (Agrarian Union)
- Sukselainen II - Minister of Trade and Industry 13.1.1959 - 19.6.1961 (Agrarian Union)
- von Fieandt - Minister at the Ministry of Finance 29.11.1957 - 31.3.1958 (Occupation/Public Official)
- Sukselainen - Minister at the Ministry of Finance 2.7.1957 - 2.9.1957 (Agrarian Union)