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Erkki Tuominen

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Erkki Tuominen
Minister of Justice
In office
1970–1971
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Personal details
Born1914
Died1975 (aged 60–61)
Political partyCommunist Party of Finland

Erkki Tuominen (1914–1975) was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Communist Party and served as the minister of justice briefly between 1970 and 1971.

Biography

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Tuominen was born in 1914.[1] He was a member of the Communist Party.[1] Shortly after World War II he served in the state police.[2] He was elected as a member of the political bureau of the Communist Party's central committee in April 1963.[3][4] Tuominen was the minister of justice between 1970 and 1971 in the cabinet led by Ahti Karjalainen.[5] Tuominen died in 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tuominen, Erkki" (in Finnish). Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ World Strength of the Communist Party Organizations. Washington, DC: Department of State. 1971. p. 19.
  3. ^ Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1963. p. 2-PA4.
  4. ^ Translations on International Communist Developments. U.S. Joint Publications Research Service. 1963. p. 4-PA26.
  5. ^ Jaakko Nousiainen (1994). "Finland: ministerial autonomy, constitutional collectivism, and party oligarchy". In Michael Laver; Kenneth A. Shepsle (eds.). Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-521-43837-7.