Matti Janhunen (22 November 1902 – 9 December 1963) was a Finnish politician, born in Rautalampi. He was a member of the

Communist Party of Finland The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP; sv, Finlands Kommunistiska Parti) was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944. The SKP was banned by ...

(SKP) and of the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). He served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 17 April 1945 to 26 March 1946 and as Minister of Social Affairs from 26 March 1946 to 29 July 1948. Janhunen was imprisoned from 1934 to 1944 for his activities in the then illegal Communist Party of Finland. After the Communist Party was legalized as a result of the Moscow Armistice of 19 September 1944, Janhunen resumed his liberty and his political career.

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1902 births 1963 deaths People from Rautalampi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Communist Party of Finland politicians Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland Government ministers of Finland Political prisoners in Finland Finnish people of World War II {{Finland-politician-stub