Artturi Jämsén (1925–1976) was a Finnish politician. He was a long-term member of the

Finnish Parliament The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

and the

minister of interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and iden ...

between 1970 and 1971. He also served as the governor of

Central Finland Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, No ...

region.

Biography

Jämsén was born in

Pihtipudas Pihtipudas is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the Finnish national road 4, highway 4 (European route E75, E75), about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of ...

7 February 1925. He was a high school graduate and a

sergeant Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other uni ...

by military rank. He joined the Agrarian League. He was elected as a deputy on 29 March 1954, and his membership at the Parliament continued until 31 May 1971. During his term at the Parliament he represented first Vaasa County and then

. He was appointed interior minister on 15 July 1970 and remained in the post until 27 May 1971. He was part of the second cabinet of

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Ahti Karjalainen Ahti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen (10 February 1923 – 7 September 1990) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League (later known as Keskusta, Centre Party) and served two terms as Prime Minister of Finland. He is, however, bett ...

. Then Jämsén was named the governor of Central Finland and served in the post between 1971 and 1976. He died in Moscow on 11 August 1976 during an official visit as governor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamsen, Artturi 1925 births 1976 deaths Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–66) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–72) Ministers of the Interior of Finland Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–54) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) People from Pihtipudas