Åke Gartz

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Åke Gartz

Åke Henrik Gartz (born June 9, 1888 in Helsingfors , † November 29, 1974 in Karis ) was a non-party Finnish politician and diplomat .

Life

After attending school, Åke Henrik Gartz first studied philosophy , which he completed in 1909 as Filosofian kandidaatti . A subsequent study of law and finished it in 1914. He then took up a job as a lawyer and also received the title of Vice Judge (Varatuomari) in 1917 . As a lawyer he represented industry and employers' associations in particular and in 1931 became director of the fiber material manufacturer A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and chairman of the board of the Association for Electronic Commerce STK (Sähköteknisen Kaupan Liitto) . In 1940 he was given the honorary title of mountain ridge Vuorineuvos . In the final phase of the Continuation War (June 25, 1941 to September 19, 1944) he was one of the industrialists who campaigned for peace negotiations with the Soviet Union . On September 19, 1944, there was an armistice in Moscow .

On November 17, 1944, Gartz took over the post of Minister for Trade and Industry (Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeri) in the Paasikivi II cabinet and held this ministerial office from April 17, 1945 to March 26, 1946 in the Paasikivi III cabinet . In the Paasikivi III cabinet, he also served as Minister in the Foreign Ministry (Ministeri ulkoministeriössä) between April 27, 1945 and March 26, 1946 . In the Kekkonen I cabinet he became foreign minister (Ulkoasiainministeri) on March 17, 1950, and from January 17 to September 20, 1951, he also held this office in the Kekkonen II cabinet .

After leaving the government, Gartz replaced Reinhold Svento as ambassador to Switzerland in 1951 and remained in this post until he was replaced by Helge von Knorring in 1953. He then succeeded Carl-Johan Sundström as ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1953 and held this office until 1955, after which Eero A. Wuori was his successor. At the same time he was accredited as ambassador to Romania between 1953 and 1955 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paasikivi II cabinet
  2. ↑ Paasikivi III cabinet
  3. ↑ Kekkonen I cabinet
  4. ↑ Kekkonen II cabinet
  5. ↑ Finland: Key Ministries in Rulers
personal data
SURNAME Gartz, Åke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gartz, Åke Henrik (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsingfors
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1974
Place of death Karis