Ahti Karjalainen

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Ahti Karjalainen
Karjalainen in 1980
28th Prime Minister of Finland[1]
In office 15 July 1970 – 29 October 1971
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Veikko Helle
Preceded by	Teuvo Aura
Succeeded by	Teuvo Aura
In office 13 April 1962 – 18 December 1963
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Johannes Virolainen
Preceded by	Martti Miettunen
Succeeded by	Reino R. Lehto
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 4 September 1972 – 13 June 1975
Prime Minister	Kalevi Sorsa
Preceded by	Kalevi Sorsa
Succeeded by	Olavi J. Mattila
In office 12 September 1964 – 14 May 1970
Prime Minister	Johannes Virolainen Rafael Paasio Mauno Koivisto
Preceded by	Jaakko Hallama
Succeeded by	Väinö Leskinen
In office 19 June 1961 – 13 April 1962
Prime Minister	V. J. Sukselainen Martti Miettunen
Preceded by	Ralf Törngren
Succeeded by	Veli Merikoski
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 13 January 1959 – 19 June 1961
Prime Minister	V. J. Sukselainen
Preceded by	Onni Hiltunen
Succeeded by	Björn Westerlund
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 29 September 1976 – 15 May 1977
Prime Minister	Martti Miettunen
Preceded by	Kalevi Sorsa
Succeeded by	Johannes Virolainen
In office 4 September 1972 – 13 June 1975
Prime Minister	Kalevi Sorsa
Preceded by	Mauno Koivisto
Succeeded by	Olavi J. Mattila
In office 12 September 1964 – 26 May 1966
Prime Minister	Johannes Virolainen
Preceded by	Reino Oittinen
Succeeded by	Reino Oittinen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 5 April 1966 – 23 March 1979
Constituency	Mikkeli
Personal details
Born	Ahti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen (1923-02-10)10 February 1923 Hirvensalmi, Finland
Died	7 September 1990(1990-09-07) (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland
Political party	Agrarian League/Centre Party (resigned in 1983)
Spouse	Päivi Koskinen
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Helsinki

Ahti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen (10 February 1923 – 7 September 1990) was a Finnish economist and politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League (later known as Keskusta, Centre Party) and served two terms as Prime Minister of Finland.^[2] He is, however, better known for his period as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Karjalainen is considered one of the most influential figures in post-war Finnish politics. Like President Urho Kekkonen, Karjalainen attached great importance to Finland's relationship with the Soviet Union, and was at one point considered to be Kekkonen's likely successor until alcoholism affected his later career.