V. J. Sukselainen | |
Office: | 24th Prime Minister of Finland |
Term Start: | 27 May 1957 |
Term End: | 29 November 1957 |
President: | Urho Kekkonen |
Predecessor: | Karl-August Fagerholm |
Successor: | Rainer von Fieandt |
Term Start2: | 13 January 1959 |
Term End2: | 14 July 1961 |
President2: | Urho Kekkonen |
Predecessor2: | Karl-August Fagerholm |
Successor2: | Martti Miettunen |
Deputy2: | Ralf Törngren Eemil Luukka Kauno Kleemola |
Office3: | Minister of the Interior |
Term Start3: | 17 January 1951 |
Term End3: | 17 March 1953 |
Primeminister3: | Urho Kekkonen |
Predecessor3: | Urho Kekkonen |
Successor3: | Heikki Kannisto |
Office4: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start4: | 5 May 1954 |
Term End4: | 20 October 1954 |
Primeminister4: | Ralf Törngren |
Predecessor4: | Tuure Junnila |
Successor4: | Penna Tervo |
Term Start5: | 17 March 1950 |
Term End5: | 17 January 1951 |
Primeminister5: | Urho Kekkonen |
Predecessor5: | Onni Hiltunen |
Successor5: | Onni Hiltunen |
Office6: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start6: | 16 May 1961 |
Term End6: | 19 June 1961 |
Primeminister6: | Himself |
Predecessor6: | Ralf Törngren |
Successor6: | Ahti Karjalainen |
Birth Name: | Viero Johannes Saari |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1906 |
Birth Place: | Paimio, Finland |
Death Place: | Espoo, Finland |
Party: | Agrarian League/Centre Party |
Alma Mater: | University of Helsinki |
Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 - 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 Saari), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament.[1] He was President of the Nordic Council in 1972 and 1977. He also served as the fourth Director General of Kela, the Finnish social security agency, from 1954 until 1971.
Sukselainen was born in Paimio and died in Espoo. He was a member of the Centre Party.[2]