Kristian Gestrin
Kristian Gestrin | |
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| Born | 10 April 1929 |
| Died | 7 April 1990 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Years active | 1950s–1990 |
Kristian Gestrin (1929–1990) was a Finnish judge and politician who served in several cabinet posts in the 1970s. He was a long-term member of the Finnish Parliament. He also headed the Swedish People's Party of Finland in the period 1973–1974.
Biography[edit]
Gestrin was born in Helsinki on 10 April 1929.[1] He was a judge by profession.[2] He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 20 February 1962 to 23 March 1979.[2] The cabinet posts of Gestrin included: minister of defense in the second cabinet of Ahti Karjalainen between 15 July 1970 and 28 October 1971 and in the cabinet led by Kalevi Sorsa between 4 September 1972 and 30 September 1974; minister for trade and industry in the same cabinet between 1 October 1974 and 12 June 1975; minister of justice in the second and third cabinet of Martti Miettunen between 30 November 1975 and 14 May 1977; minister of education in the second cabinet of Kalevi Sorsa from 15 May 1977 to 1 March 1978.[2]
He headed the Swedish People's Party of Finland for one year between 1973 and 1974.[3] Then he served as the governor of Helsinki Savings Bank.[1]
Gestrin died on 7 April 1990.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Pääjohtaja Kristian Gestrin Säästeliään profiilin pankkimies ja poliitikko". Helsingin Sonamat (in Finnish). 8 April 1990. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Kristian Gestrin" (in Finnish). Finnish Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson är SFP:s nya ordförande - första kvinnan på posten". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
Further reading[edit]
- MK (21 February 1979). "Svensk-Finlands "mesta" politiker blir bankdirektör". Forum (in Swedish). No. 3. p. 8–9. ISSN 0533-070X.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kristian Gestrin at Wikimedia Commons
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- 20th-century Finnish judges
- 1929 births
- 1990 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1966)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979)
- Ministers of Justice of Finland
- Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Politicians from Helsinki
- Ministers of Defence of Finland
- Ministers of Education of Finland
- Ministers of the Interior of Finland
- Ministers of Trade and Industry of Finland