Sakari Tuomioja

Sakari Tuomioja
Tuomioja in 1952.
22nd Prime Minister of Finland
In office 17 November 1953 – 5 May 1954
President	Juho K. Paasikivi
Preceded by	Urho Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Ralf Törngren
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 20 September 1951 – 26 November 1952
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Åke Gartz
Succeeded by	Urho Kekkonen
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 17 March 1950 – 30 September 1950
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Uuno Takki
Succeeded by	Teuvo Aura
Minister of Finance
In office 17 April 1945 – 17 July 1945
Prime Minister	Juho K. Paasikivi
Preceded by	Johan Helo
Succeeded by	Ralf Törngren
Personal details
Born	Sakari Severi Tuomioja (1911-08-29)29 August 1911 Tampere, Finland
Died	9 September 1964(1964-09-09) (aged 53) Helsinki, Finland
Political party	National Progressive (until 1951) Liberal League (from 1951)
Spouse	Vappu Tuomioja
Children	2, including Erkki

Sakari Severi Tuomioja (29 August 1911, Tampere – 9 September 1964, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Finland between 1953–1954 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1951–1952 and as the Governor of the Bank of Finland between 1945–1955. He was also Finland's ambassador in London and Stockholm.

Tuomioja was the first Finn in high-level United Nations missions. In particular, he is remembered for acting as a mediator in the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 and his abrupt death in the performance of his duties. Tuomioja was also the first Finnish invited to the Bilderberg Group meetings.^[1]