Karl-August Fagerholm

Karl-August Fagerholm
20th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
29 August 1958 – 13 January 1959
PresidentUrho Kekkonen
Preceded byReino Kuuskoski
Succeeded byV. J. Sukselainen
In office
3 March 1956 – 27 May 1957
PresidentUrho Kekkonen
Preceded byUrho Kekkonen
Succeeded byV. J. Sukselainen
In office
29 July 1948 – 17 March 1950
PresidentJuho K. Paasikivi
Preceded byMauno Pekkala
Succeeded byUrho Kekkonen
Personal details
Born(1901-12-31)31 December 1901
Siuntio, Finland
Died22 May 1984(1984-05-22) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic
SpouseJudith Jormala
Children3

Karl-August Fagerholm (31 December 1901, in Siuntio – 22 May 1984, in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician. Fagerholm served as Speaker of Parliament[1] and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, and 1958–59).[2] Fagerholm became one of the leading politicians of the Social Democrats after the armistice in the Continuation War. As a Scandinavia-oriented Swedish-speaking Finn, he was believed to be more to the taste of the Soviet Union's leadership than his predecessor, Väinö Tanner. Fagerholm's postwar career was, however, marked by fierce opposition from both the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Finland. He narrowly lost the presidential election to Urho Kekkonen in 1956.

  1. ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03.