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Gunnar Korhonen

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Gunnar Korhonen
Korhonen holding a model DC-8 Super 62 CF, 1966
CEO of Finnair
In office
1960–1987
Preceded byLeonard Grandell
Succeeded byAntti Potila
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
14 May 1970 – 15 July 1970
Prime MinisterTeuvo Aura
Preceded byAnna-Liisa Tiekso
Succeeded byAnna-Liisa Tiekso
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
29 October 1971 – 23 February 1972
Prime MinisterTeuvo Aura
Preceded byArne Berner
Succeeded byJussi Linnamo
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs
In office
29 October 1971 – 23 February 1972
Prime MinisterTeuvo Aura
Preceded byArne Berner
Succeeded byAhti Fredriksson
Personal details
Born
Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen

(1918-04-22)22 April 1918
Vyborg, Finland
Died9 June 2001(2001-06-09) (aged 83)[1]
Helsinki, Finland
Political partyNon-partisan

Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen (22 April 1918 – 9 June 2001) was a Finnish politician and the CEO of Finnair from 1960–1987.

Career

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Korhonen had a degree in economics and worked as a civil servant.[2] He became the CEO of Finnair in 1960.[3] He was the Minister of Social Affairs and Health briefly in 1970 during Aura's caretaker government.[4] During Aura's second caretaker government from 1971–1972 he was both Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs.[5]

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He was played by Taisto Oksanen in the Finnish docudrama Keihäsmatkat.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Finnairia pitkään johtanut Korhonen menehtyi". IS. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Patruuna varjeli Finnairin itsenäisyyttä Pääjohtaja Gunnar Korhonen". HS. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Korhonen, Gunnar (1918 - 2001)". Kansallisbiografia. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ministerin tiedot Korhonen, Gunnar Aleksander 181 Ministeripäivät". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Korhonen, Gunnar". Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ Kalevi Keihäsen legendaariset etelänmatkat eivät unohdu – lue tästä kohutun matkailukeisarin koko hämmästyttävä tarina, Ilta-Sanomat 2 February 2020. Accessed on 23 July 2021.