Esa Eljas Timonen (28 May 1925,
Nurmes – 19 April 2015) was a
Finnish politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Communications from 12 September 1964 to 27 May 1966, as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 27 May 1966 to 31 August 1967, as
Minister of Employment from 14 May to 15 July 1970 and again from 29 October 1971 to 23 February 1972 and as
Minister of Transport from 13 June to 30 November 1975. Timonen was a Member of the
Parliament of Finland
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 ...
from 1958 to 1966, representing the
Agrarian League, which renamed itself the Centre Party in 1965. He served as the Governor of
Northern Karelia Province
The Province of North Karelia ( fi, Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, sv, Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997.
It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. In 1997 it was reunited with Kuop ...
from 1967 to 1992.
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1925 births
2015 deaths
People from Nurmes
Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Government ministers of Finland
Ministers of Labour of Finland
Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–66)
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