Katri Kaarlonen | |
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Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 1966–1972 [1] | |
Constituency | Turku Province (south) |
Personal details | |
Born | Katri Inkeri Kallio 28 March 1915 Nivala, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Died | 1 October 2008 Perniö, Finland | (aged 93)
Political party | Centre Party |
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Profession | Teacher |
Katri Kaarlonen ( née Kallio; 28 March 1915 – 1 October 2008) was a Finnish politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Turku Province (south) constituency (now Varsinais-Suomi), representing the Centre Party. [1]
She was a member of the electoral college in the 1962 and 1968 presidential elections, helping to re-elect her party's candidate, Urho Kekkonen. [1]
Outside politics, Kaarlonen worked as a teacher of gardening, as well as running the family farm in Perniö. In 1985, she was granted the honorary title of Opetusneuvos ( lit. 'Teaching counselor'). [1]
Her father was the 4th President of Finland, Kyösti Kallio. [2] Her older sister Kerttu Saalasti was also a long-serving Member of Parliament, and one-time Minister of Education. [3]