Margit Eskman

Margit Eskman
Photograph of Margit Eskman
Member of the Parliament of Finland
In office
5 April 1966 – 26 September 1975[1]
ConstituencyTurku Province North
Finland Second Minister of Finance
In office
23 February 1972 – 31 May 1972[2]
Prime MinisterRafael Paasio
Personal details
Born(1925-04-29)29 April 1925
Hattula, Finland
Died15 September 1990(1990-09-15) (aged 65)
Pori, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse
Martti Eskman
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(m. 1956)​
[3]

Margit Marjatta Margareetta Eskman[3] (29 April 1925 – 15 September 1990) was a Finnish politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1975, representing Turku Province North (now Satakunta) as a member of the Social Democratic Party. She was the Second Minister of Finance from February to May 1972, the first woman to hold that position. Eskman later served as the director-general of Finland's national social security agency and the National Board of Social Welfare.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference eduskunta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ministerin tiedot: Eskman, Margit Marjatta Margareta". Valtioneuvosto Statsrådet. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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