V. J. Sukselainen
Portrait from 1981
24th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
27 May 1957  29 November 1957
PresidentUrho Kekkonen
DeputyNils Meinander
Esa Kaitila
Aarre Simonen
Johannes Virolainen
Preceded byKarl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded byRainer von Fieandt
In office
13 January 1959  14 July 1961
PresidentUrho Kekkonen
DeputyRalf Törngren
Eemil Luukka
Kauno Kleemola
Preceded byKarl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded byMartti Miettunen
Minister of the Interior
In office
17 January 1951  17 March 1953
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
Preceded byUrho Kekkonen
Succeeded byHeikki Kannisto
Minister of Finance
In office
5 May 1954  20 October 1954
Prime MinisterRalf Törngren
Preceded byTuure Junnila
Succeeded byPenna Tervo
In office
17 March 1950  17 January 1951
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
Preceded byOnni Hiltunen
Succeeded byOnni Hiltunen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting
In office
16 May 1961  19 June 1961
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byRalf Törngren
Succeeded byAhti Karjalainen
Personal details
Born
Viero Johannes Saari

(1906-10-12)12 October 1906
Paimio, Finland
Died6 April 1995(1995-04-06) (aged 88)
Espoo, Finland
Political partyAgrarian League/Centre Party
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki

Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 Saari), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament.[1] He was President of the Nordic Council in 1972 and 1977. He also served as the fourth Director General of Kela, the Finnish social security agency, from 1954 until 1971.

Sukselainen was born in Paimio and died in Espoo. He was a member of the Centre Party.[2]

Cabinets

References

  1. "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
  2. "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.

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