Martti Juhani Miettunen (17 April 1907 – 19 January 2002), was a Finnish politician who served twice as Finland's prime minister, from 1961 to 1962 and again from 1975 to 1977. Miettunen was born in Simo, the son of a smallholder. He studied agriculture, and worked as a farmer and an agricultural advisor before entering politics.Martti Miettunen at the Parliament of Finland
He served in Parliament as a representative for the Agrarian Party from 1945 to 1958, and then served as Governor of the

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from 1958 to 1973. He was awarded the honorary title of Counsellor of State in 1977. Miettunen served as a

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for 4,300 days, the eighth-longest period of service in Finnish political history. He was also known as President Urho Kekkonen's right-hand man. He died at the age of 94 in the Kauniainen military hospital near

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in early 2002.

Cabinets

Miettunen I Cabinet Martti Miettunen's first cabinet was the 46th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from August 14, 1961 to April 13, 1962. It was Minority government. {{Cabinets of Finland Miettunen 1 1961 establishments in Finla ...

Miettunen II Cabinet The second cabinet of Martti Miettunen was the 58th government of Republic of Finland, Finland, which lasted from 30 November 1975 to 29 September 1976. It was a majority government formed by the Centre Party (Finland), Centre Party, the Social De ...

Miettunen III Cabinet The third cabinet of Martti Miettunen was the 59th government of Republic of Finland, Finland. The government existed from 29 September 1976 to 15 May 1977. It was a minority government formed by the Centre Party (Finland), Centre Party, the Swedi ...

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