Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen (22 April 1918 – 9 June 2001) was a Finnish politician and the CEO of
Finnair
Finnair ( fi, Finnair Oyj, sv, Finnair Abp) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa on the grounds of Helsinki Airport, its hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international ...
from 1960–1987.
Career
Korhonen had a degree in
economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
and worked as a
civil servant. He became the CEO of Finnair in 1960. He was the
Minister of Social Affairs and Health briefly in 1970 during
Aura's caretaker government. During
Aura's second caretaker government from 1971–1972 he was both
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:
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and
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs.
In popular culture
He was played by
Taisto Oksanen in the Finnish
docudrama ''Keihäsmatkat''.
[Kalevi Keihäsen legendaariset etelänmatkat eivät unohdu – lue tästä kohutun matkailukeisarin koko hämmästyttävä tarina](_blank)
'' Ilta-Sanomat'' 2 February 2020. Accessed on 23 July 2021.
See also
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References
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1918 births
2001 deaths
Ministers of Trade and Industry of Finland
Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland
Finnair
Politicians from Vyborg