Martti Miettunen

politician

Martti Juhani Miettunen 17 April 1907 Simo, Finland

19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (94) Kauniainen, Finland

30 November 1975 – 15 May 1977

Finnish politician Valtioneuvos Martti Miettunen27th Prime Minister of FinlandIn office 30 November 1975 – 15 May 1977PresidentUrho KekkonenDeputyKalevi Sorsa Ahti KarjalainenPreceded by Keijo LiinamaaSucceeded by Kalevi SorsaIn office 14 July 1961 – 13 April 1962PresidentUrho KekkonenDeputyEemil LuukkaPreceded by V. J. SukselainenSucceeded by Ahti KarjalainenMinister of AgricultureIn office 22 March 1968 – 14 May 1970Prime Minister Mauno KoivistoPreceded by Nestori KaasalainenSucceeded by Nils WestermarckIn office 29 August 1958 – 13 November 1958Prime Minister Karl-August FagerholmPreceded by Pauli LehtosaloSucceeded by Urho KähönenIn office 3 March 1956 – 2 July 1957Prime Minister Karl-August Fagerholm V. J. SukselainenPreceded by Viljami KalliokoskiSucceeded by Kusti EskolaIn office 17 January 1951 – 17 November 1953Prime Minister Urho KekkonenPreceded by Taavi VilhulaSucceeded by Kalle JutilaMinister of Transport and Public WorksIn office 5 May 1954 – 3 March 1956Prime Minister Ralf Törngren Urho KekkonenPreceded by Ralph Erik SerlachiusSucceeded by Eino PalovesiIn office 17 March 1950 – 17 January 1951Prime Minister Urho KekkonenPreceded by Onni PeltonenSucceeded by Onni PeltonenMinister of FinanceIn office 2 July 1957 – 29 November 1957Prime Minister V. J. SukselainenPreceded by Nils MeinanderSucceeded by Lauri Hietanen Personal detailsBornMartti Juhani Miettunen (1907-04-17 ) 17 April 1907 Simo, FinlandDied19 January 2002(2002-01-19) (aged 94) Kauniainen, FinlandNationalityFinnishPolitical partyCentreSpouse(s)Alli Henriikka Salovaara (m. 1962) Hilda Kaarina Kantola (1934–1961) Martti Juhani Miettunen (17 April 1907 – 19 January 2002), was a Finnish politician who served twice as Finland's prime minister, from 1961 to 1962 and again from 1975 to 1977. Miettunen was born in Simo, the son of a smallholder. He studied agriculture, and worked as a farmer and an agricultural advisor before entering politics. He served in Parliament as a representative for the Agrarian Party from 1945 to 1958, and then served as Governor of the Province of Lapland from 1958 to 1973. He was awarded the honorary title of Counsellor of State in 1977. Miettunen served as a cabinet minister for 4,300 days, the eighth-longest period of service in Finnish political history. He was also known as President Urho Kekkonen's right-hand man. He died at the age of 94 in the Kauniainen military hospital near Helsinki in early 2002. Cabinets Miettunen I Cabinet Miettunen II Cabinet Miettunen III Cabinet