Åke Gartz
Åke Gartz | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 March 1950 – 20 September 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Urho Kekkonen |
| Preceded by | Carl Enckell |
| Succeeded by | Sakari Tuomioja |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 17 November 1944 – 26 March 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Juho K. Passikivi |
| Preceded by | Uuno Takki |
| Succeeded by | Uuno Takki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Åke Henrik Gartz 9 June 1888 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 29 November 1974 (aged 86) Karis, Finland |
Åke Henrik Gartz (9 June 1888[1][2] in Helsinki – 29 November 1974 in Karis) was a Finnish politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in the J. K. Paasikivi II and III Cabinet from 1944 to 1946[3] and in the Kekkonen I and II Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1951.[4][5]
Gartz was an Independent politician and did not represent any party, but was counted close to the Swedish People's Party.[6]
Gartz graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1909 and a Bachelor of Law in 1914. He received the honorary title in 1917.[7]
As Minister Gartz came from industry and employers' organizations; He was deputy director of A. Ahlström since 1931[7] and chairman of the Board of Directors of Finnish Association of Employers.[8]
After his ministry, Gartz served as Envoy of Finland in Bern[9] 1951–1953 and in Bucharest and Moscow from 1953 to 1955 (1954–1955 as Ambassador).[10][11]
Åke Gartz received the honorary title of Vuorineuvos in 1940.[12]
References
- ^ "Mitä missä milloin: Kansalaisen vuosikirja". 1955.
- ^ "Start - Uppslagsverket Finland".
- ^ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Trade and Industry". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Ministerin tiedot Gartz, Åke Henrik". Valtioneuvosto.
- ^ Esimerkiksi Widescreen.fi
- ^ a b Blomstedt, Yrjö (1950). Mitä Missä Milloin 1951 (in Finnish). Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 168.
- ^ TKK
- ^ Bernin suurlähetystön historia
- ^ Suomen edustustopäälliköt Moskovassa viitattu 2.2.2016
- ^ Suomen suurlähetystö Romania, Historia Archived 2015-06-03 at the Wayback Machine viitattu 2.2.2016
- ^ Otavan iso tietosanakirja, osa 2 (2. painos). Helsinki: Otava, 1962.
- 1888 births
- 1974 deaths
- Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery
- Politicians from Helsinki
- Politicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Finnish people of German descent
- Ministers of trade and industry of Finland
- Ministers for foreign affairs of Finland
- Ambassadors of Finland to the Soviet Union
- Businesspeople from Helsinki
- 20th-century Finnish businesspeople
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