Governments and ministers since 1917
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Johannes Virolainen
Personal details
Date and place of birth: 31.1.1914 Viipurin mlk.
Days in office 6169
Ministerial duties
- Sorsa II - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 15.5.1977 - 26.5.1979 (Keskustapuolue)
- Miettunen III - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 29.9.1976 - 15.5.1977 (Keskustapuolue)
- Sorsa - Minister of Finance 4.9.1972 - 13.6.1975 (Keskustapuolue)
- Koivisto - Minister of Education 22.3.1968 - 14.5.1970 (Keskustapuolue)
- Virolainen - Prime Minister 12.9.1964 - 27.5.1966 (Maalaisliitto)
- Karjalainen - Minister of Agriculture 13.4.1962 - 18.12.1963 (Maalaisliitto)
- Miettunen - Minister of Agriculture 14.7.1961 - 13.4.1962 (Maalaisliitto)
- Fagerholm III - Minister for Foreign Affairs 29.8.1958 - 4.12.1958 (Maalaisliitto)
- Sukselainen - Minister for Foreign Affairs 27.5.1957 - 29.11.1957 (Maalaisliitto)
- Fagerholm II - Minister at the Prime Minister's Office 3.3.1956 - 27.5.1957 (Maalaisliitto)
- Fagerholm II - Minister of Education 3.3.1956 - 27.5.1957 (Maalaisliitto)
- Kekkonen V - Minister for Foreign Affairs 20.10.1954 - 3.3.1956 (Maalaisliitto)
- Törngren - Minister of Education 5.5.1954 - 20.10.1954 (Maalaisliitto)
- Kekkonen IV - Minister of Education 9.7.1953 - 17.11.1953 (Maalaisliitto)
- Kekkonen II - Minister at the Prime Minister's Office 17.1.1951 - 20.9.1951 (Maalaisliitto)
- Kekkonen - Minister at the Ministry of the Interior 30.9.1950 - 17.1.1951 (Maalaisliitto)