Matti Luttinen (born 14 May 1936, Haapavesi; died 14 May 2009) was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.
He participated actively in labour union activities in Tavastia. Luttinen was elected as a member of parliament from Tavastia constituency in 1975. He retired from the parliament in 1995. [1]
Kalevi Sorsa selected him as a member of his cabinet. Between May and September 1983, Luttinen was one of the ministers in the interior ministry and from October 1983 to November 1984 Minister of the Interior. [2] He worked from December 1984 to April 1987 as Minister of Transport.
Along with Parliament, he got elected to Lahti city council between 1969 and 1992, of which 1989-1992 he served as the chairman of the council.
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