Paavo Johannes Aitio (14 July 1918 Turku – 1 June 1989 Turku) was a Finnish politician who served as a Member the Parliament of finland from 1951 to 1977, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL),[1][2] Minister in two governments and Governor of Turku and Pori (1977–1985).[3] He was a candidate for the SKDL in the 1962 presidential election. He was elected to the parliament of Finland in 1956.

Paavo Johannes Aitio
Paavo Aitio in 1966
Minister of Labor
In office
30 November 1975 – 29 September 1976
Preceded byIlmo Paananen
Succeeded byPaavo Väyrynen
Minister of Transport
In office
22 March 1968 – 14 May 1970
Preceded byLeo Suonpää
Succeeded byMartti Niskala
Personal details
BornPaavo Johannes Aitio
14 July 1918
Turku, Finland
Died1 June 1989(1989-06-01) (aged 70)
Turku, Finland
Political partyFinnish People's Democratic League

After his retirement from politics, Aitio was named an honorary professor of political science by the University of Turku in 1980.

References

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  1. ^ "Paavo Aitio". www.eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ "Ministerin tiedot, Aitio, Paavo Johannes". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Aitio, Paavo (1918 - 1989)". kansallisbiografia.fi. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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