Martti Juhani Miettunen (17 April 1907 – 19 January 2002), was a

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politician who served twice as Finland's

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, from 1961 to 1962 and again from 1975 to 1977. Miettunen was born in Simo, the son of a

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. 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

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as a representative for the Agrarian Party from 1945 to 1958, and then served as

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of the Province of Lapland from 1958 to 1973. He was awarded the honorary title of

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in 1977. Miettunen served as a cabinet minister for 4,300 days, the eighth-longest period of service in Finnish political history. He was also known as

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's right-hand man. He died at the age of 94 in the

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near

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in early 2002.

Cabinets

* Miettunen I Cabinet * Miettunen II Cabinet * Miettunen III Cabinet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miettunen, Martti 1907 births 2002 deaths People from Simo, Finland People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Lutherans Centre Party (Finland) politicians Prime Ministers of Finland Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland Ministers of Agriculture of Finland Ministers of Finance of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–48) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–51) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–54) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) 20th-century Lutherans