Gunnar Korhonen
Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen (22 April 1918 – 9 June 2001) was a Finnish politician and the CEO of Finnair from 1960–1987.
Gunnar Korhonen | |
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 Korhonen holding a model DC-8 Super 62 CF, 1966 | |
| CEO of Finnair | |
| In office 1960–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Grandell |
| Succeeded by | Antti Potila |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
| In office 14 May 1970 – 15 July 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Teuvo Aura |
| Preceded by | Anna-Liisa Tiekso |
| Succeeded by | Anna-Liisa Tiekso |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 29 October 1971 – 23 February 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Teuvo Aura |
| Preceded by | Arne Berner |
| Succeeded by | Jussi Linnamo |
| Deputy Minister of Health and Social Affairs | |
| In office 29 October 1971 – 23 February 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Teuvo Aura |
| Preceded by | Arne Berner |
| Succeeded by | Ahti Fredriksson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen 22 April 1918 Vyborg, Finland |
| Died | 9 June 2001 (aged 83)[1] Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | Non-partisan |
Career
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]
In popular culture
He was played by Taisto Oksanen in the Finnish docudrama Keihäsmatkat.[6]
References
- "Finnairia pitkään johtanut Korhonen menehtyi". IS. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Patruuna varjeli Finnairin itsenäisyyttä Pääjohtaja Gunnar Korhonen". HS. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Korhonen, Gunnar (1918 - 2001)". Kansallisbiografia. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Ministerin tiedot Korhonen, Gunnar Aleksander 181 Ministeripäivät". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Korhonen, Gunnar". Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- Kalevi Keihäsen legendaariset etelänmatkat eivät unohdu – lue tästä kohutun matkailukeisarin koko hämmästyttävä tarina, Ilta-Sanomat 2 February 2020. Accessed on 23 July 2021.
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