Åke_Gartz

Åke Gartz

Åke Gartz

Finnish politician (1888–1974)

Åke Henrik Gartz (9 June 1888[1][2] in Helsinki – 29 November 1974 in Karis) was a Finnish politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in the J. K. Paasikivi II and III Cabinet from 1944 to 1946[3] and in the Kekkonen I and II Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1951.[4][5]

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Gartz was an Independent politician and did not represent any party, but was counted close to the Swedish People's Party.[6]

Gartz graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1909 and a Bachelor of Law in 1914. He received the honorary title in 1917.[7]

As Minister Gartz came from industry and employers' organizations; He was deputy director of A. Ahlström since 1931[7] and chairman of the Board of Directors of Finnish Association of Employers.[8]

After his ministry, Gartz served as Envoy of Finland in Bern[9] 1951–1953 and in Bucharest and Moscow from 1953 to 1955 (1954–1955 as Ambassador).[10][11]

Åke Gartz received the honorary title of Vuorineuvos in 1940.[12]

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    "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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    "Ministerin tiedot Gartz, Åke Henrik". Valtioneuvosto.
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    Blomstedt, Yrjö (1950). Mitä Missä Milloin 1951 (in Finnish). Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 168.
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    Suomen edustustopäälliköt Moskovassa viitattu 2.2.2016
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    Otavan iso tietosanakirja, osa 2 (2. painos). Helsinki: Otava, 1962.
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