Åke Henrik Gartz (9 June 1888 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

– 29 November 1974 in

Karis Karis (; fi, Karjaa ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg; fi, Raasepori. It is located in the Finnish province of Southern ...

) was a Finnish politician. He served as

Minister of Trade and Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

in the J. K. Paasikivi II and III Cabinet from 1944 to 1946, and in the Kekkonen I and II Cabinet as

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

from 1950 to 1951. Gartz was an

Independent politician An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...

and did not represent any party, but was counted close to the

Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finlan ...

. Gartz graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1909 and a Bachelor of Law in 1914. He received the honorary title in 1917. As Minister Gartz came from industry and employers' organizations; He was Deputy Director of

A. Ahlström A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure of ...

since 1931 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finnish Association of Employers. After his ministry, Gartz served as Envoy of Finland in Bern 1951–1953 and in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

and

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

from 1953 to 1955 (1954–1955 as Ambassador). Åke Gartz received the honorary title of

Vuorineuvos Vuorineuvos ("mining counselor", literally Finnish for "mountain counselor"; sv, bergsråd) is a Finnish honorary title granted by the President of Finland to leading figures in industry and commerce. The title is honorary and has no responsibili ...

in 1940.Otavan iso tietosanakirja, osa 2 (2. painos). Helsinki: Otava, 1962.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gartz, Ake 1888 births 1974 deaths Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Politicians from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish people of German descent Ministers of Trade and Industry of Finland Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Finland Ambassadors of Finland to the Soviet Union Businesspeople from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish businesspeople