Matti Luttinen (born 14 May 1936,
Haapavesi; died 14 May 2009) was a
Finnish politician from the
Social Democratic Party
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He participated actively in labour union activities in Tavastia. Luttinen was elected as a member of parliament from
Tavastia constituency in 1975. He retired from the parliament in 1995.
Kalevi Sorsa
Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21 December 1930 – 16 January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most day ...
selected him as a member of his cabinet. Between May and September 1983, Luttinen was one of the ministers in the interior ministry and from October 1983 to November 1984
Minister of the Interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
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He worked from December 1984 to April 1987 as
Minister of Transport.
Along with Parliament, he got elected to
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
city council between 1969 and 1992, of which 1989-1992 he served as the chairman of the council.
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1936 births
2009 deaths
People from Haapavesi
Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
Ministers of the Interior of Finland
Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–79)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–83)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–87)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–91)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–95)
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