Esko Tapani Aho is a Finnish politician who was prime minister of Finland from 1991 to 1995.
The Parliament of Finland is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 7 to 36 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland.
Reijo Mauri Matias Pekkarinen is a Finnish politician, currently serving as a Member of European Parliament for Finland. He is the Centre Party of Finland deputy and secretary, having served in various cabinet position in the Finnish government, including as Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Minister of the Interior, as well as a member of parliament. He is known by the nickname "The Parliament Terrier".
Ilmari Auer was a Finnish politician and farmer.
Kimmo Kalevi Tiilikainen is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He is an organic farmer and forester. Tiilikainen served as the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment from 2015 to 2019. He is also a former Minister of the Environment of Finland from 2007 to 2008.
Leevi Matias (Matti) Lepistö was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1929 to 1958. Lepistö was Minister of Agriculture from 29 July 1948 to 17 March 1950 and Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 17 January 1951 to 29 November 1952, from 2 September to 29 November 1957 and from 26 April to 28 August 1958. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), later of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (TPSL)
Pekka Toivo Ikonen was a Finnish farmer, bank director and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 4 January 1941 to 5 March 1943, Deputy Minister of People's Service from 13 November 1942 to 5 March 1943 and Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 5 March 1943 to 13 January 1944. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish Party from 1916 to 1917, the National Progressive Party from 1922 to 1924 and the Agrarian League from 1933 to 1939 and from 1942 to 1951.
Helena Elisabet Brander was a Finnish teacher of handicraft, school director and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Young Finnish Party from May to December 1918 and the National Progressive Party from December 1918 to March 1919. She was born in Kitee, the younger sister of Augusta Laine and Uuno Brander and the elder sister of Akseli Brander.
Augusta Ottilia Laine was a Finnish teacher of home economics and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Young Finnish Party from 1917 to 1918 and the National Progressive Party from 1918 to 1919 and in 1922. She was the elder sister of Uuno, Helena and Akseli Brander. She was married to Johannes Laine.
Johannes Laine was a Finnish educationist, school director and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1913 to 1916, representing the Young Finnish Party. He was later active in the National Progressive Party. He was married to Augusta Laine.
Johannes (Juho) Koivisto was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 4 July 1930 to 21 March 1931 and from 12 March 1937 to 4 January 1941 and as Deputy Minister of Finance from 4 January 1941 to 5 March 1943. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1927 to 1951, representing the Agrarian League.
Petter (Pekka) Wilhelm Heikkinen was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry from 17 December 1927 to 22 December 1928 and from 16 August 1929 to 4 July 1930, as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 21 March 1931 to 14 December 1932 and as Minister of Agriculture from 7 October 1936 to 15 August 1940. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922 and from 1924 to 1940, representing the Agrarian League. He served as the chairman of the Agrarian League from 1919 to 1940 and as Governor of Kuopio Province from 1940 to 1950.
Isak Wilho Laine was a Finnish carpenter and politician, born in Köyliö. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1908 and again from 1910 to 1913, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). During the Finnish Civil War he sided with the Reds, was made prisoner by White troops and shot in Hämeenlinna on 21 May 1918.
Urho Kähönen was a Finnish agronomist, civil servant and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 14 November 1958 to 13 January 1959. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1966, representing the Agrarian League.
Juho (Jussi) Raatikainen was a Finnish journalist and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 29 July 1948 to 17 March 1950 and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 30 July 1948 to 17 March 1950. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1936 to 1951, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). His son, Erkki Raatikainen, was also a journalist and politician.
Toivo Antero Wiherheimo was a Finnish economist and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 17 November 1953 to 4 May 1954 and again from 29 August 1958 to 13 January 1959, Minister of Defence from 29 August 1958 to 13 January 1959 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 13 April 1962 to 17 December 1963 and again from 12 September 1964 to 27 May 1966.
Vihtori Vesterinen was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 31 March 1925 to 13 December 1926 and again from 17 December 1927 to 16 October 1928, Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 7 October 1936 to 13 December 1937, Minister of Agriculture from 9 November 1945 to 29 July 1948, Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951, Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 31 March 1950 to 17 January 1951 and Minister of Social Affairs from 17 January to 20 September 1951. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1951, representing the Agrarian League. He was the father of Paavo Vesterinen.
Kustaa Eemil Linna was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 22 December 1928 to 16 August 1929, Minister of Transport and Public Works from 14 December 1932 to 25 September 1936, Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 19 January 1934 to 25 September 1936 and again as Minister of Agriculture from 25 September to 7 October 1936.
Tahvo Heikki Rönkkö was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Sonkajärvi. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 14 July 1961 to 13 April 1962. Rönkkö was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1972, representing the Agrarian League, which renamed itself the Centre Party in 1965.
