V. J. Sukselainen

Finnish politician (1906–1995)

V. J. Sukselainen
Portrait from 1981

24th Prime Minister of Finland
In office 27 May 1957 – 29 November 1957
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Nils Meinander Esa Kaitila Aarre Simonen Johannes Virolainen
Preceded by	Karl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded by	Rainer von Fieandt
In office 13 January 1959 – 14 July 1961
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Ralf Törngren Eemil Luukka Kauno Kleemola
Preceded by	Karl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded by	Martti Miettunen
Minister of the Interior
In office 17 January 1951 – 17 March 1953
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Urho Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Heikki Kannisto
Minister of Finance
In office 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954
Prime Minister	Ralf Törngren
Preceded by	Tuure Junnila
Succeeded by	Penna Tervo
In office 17 March 1950 – 17 January 1951
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Onni Hiltunen
Succeeded by	Onni Hiltunen
Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting
In office 16 May 1961 – 19 June 1961
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Ralf Törngren
Succeeded by	Ahti Karjalainen

Personal details
Born	Viero Johannes Saari (1906-10-12)12 October 1906 Paimio, Finland
Died	6 April 1995(1995-04-06) (aged 88) Espoo, Finland
Political party	Agrarian League/Centre Party
Alma mater	University of Helsinki

Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 – 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 Saari), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament.^[1] He was President of the Nordic Council in 1972 and 1977. He also served as the fourth Director General of Kela, the Finnish social security agency, from 1954 until 1971.

Sukselainen was born in Paimio and died in Espoo. He was a member of the Centre Party.^[2]

Cabinets

References

^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.

External links

Media related to Vieno Johannes Sukselainen at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Karl-August Fagerholm	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1956–1957	Succeeded by Karl-August Fagerholm
Preceded by Karl-August Fagerholm	Prime Minister of Finland 1957	Succeeded by Rainer von Fieandt
Preceded by Karl-August Fagerholm	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1958	Succeeded by Karl-August Fagerholm
Preceded by Karl-August Fagerholm	Prime Minister of Finland 1959–1961	Succeeded by Martti Miettunen
Preceded by Johannes Virolainen	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1968–1969	Succeeded by Rafael Paasio
Preceded by Rafael Paasio	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1972–1975	Succeeded by Veikko Helle

Prime ministers of Finland

v t e Presidents of the Centre Party of Finland
Otto Karhi Kyösti Kallio Filip Saalasti Santeri Alkio Petter Wilhelm Heikkinen Viljami Kalliokoski V. J. Sukselainen Johannes Virolainen Paavo Väyrynen Esko Aho Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen Mari Kiviniemi Juha Sipilä Katri Kulmuni Annika Saarikko

v t e Presidents of the Nordic Council
Hans Hedtoft Einar Gerhardsen Nils Herlitz Erik Eriksen Lennart Heljas Nils Hønsvald Bertil Ohlin Gísli Jónsson Erik Eriksen Karl-August Fagerholm Nils Hønsvald Bertil Ohlin Sigurður Bjarnason Harald Nielsen Eino Sirén Svenn Stray Leif Cassel Matthías Á. Mathiesen Jens Otto Krag V. J. Sukselainen Kåre Willoch Johannes Antonsson Ragnhildur Helgadóttir Knud Enggaard V. J. Sukselainen Trygve Bratteli Olof Palme Matthías Á. Mathiesen Knud Enggaard Elsi Hetemäki-Olander Jo Benkow Karin Söder Páll Pétursson Anker Jørgensen Elsi Hetemäki-Olander Jan P. Syse Karin Söder Páll Pétursson Anker Jørgensen Ilkka Suominen Jan P. Syse Sten Andersson Per Olof Håkansson Geir Haarde Knud Enggaard Olof Salmén Berit Brørby Larsen Gun Hellsvik Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir Svend Erik Hovmand Outi Ojala Inge Lønning Gabriel Romanus Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir Ole Stavad Dagfinn Høybråten Erkki Tuomioja Sinikka Bohlin Helgi Hjörvar Henrik Dam Kristensen Kimmo Sasi Marit Nybakk Karin Åström Hans Wallmark Höskuldur Þórhallsson Henrik Dam Kristensen Britt Lundberg Michael von Tetzschner

Presidents of the Nordic Council