Katri Kaarlonen Explained

Katri Kaarlonen
Term Start1:1966
Term End1:1972
Birth Name:Katri Inkeri Kallio
Birth Date:28 March 1915
Profession:Teacher
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Katri Kaarlonen (Kallio; 28 March 1915 – 1 October 2008) was a Finnish politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Turku Province (south) constituency (now Varsinais-Suomi), representing the Centre Party.[1]

She was a member of the electoral college in the 1962 and 1968 presidential elections, helping to re-elect her party's candidate, Urho Kekkonen.

Outside politics, Kaarlonen worked as a teacher of gardening, as well as running the family farm in Perniö. In 1985, she was granted the honorary title of Opetusneuvos ('Teaching counselor').

Her father was the 4th President of Finland, Kyösti Kallio.[2] Her older sister Kerttu Saalasti was also a long-serving Member of Parliament, and one-time Minister of Education.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katri Kaarlonen . Eduskunta.fi . Parliament of Finland . 4 December 2022 . fi.
  2. Web site: Kallio, Kyösti (1873-1940) . Kansallisbiografia.fi . National Biography of Finland . 4 December 2022 . fi.
  3. News: Opetusneuvos Kerttu Saalasti: Entinen opetusministeri ja Kyösti Kallion tytär . 4 December 2022 . Helsingin Sanomat . 1 February 1995 . fi.