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
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

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]

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

See also

References

  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.
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