Toivo Wiherheimo

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Toivo Wiherheimo in 1966.

Toivo Antero Wiherheimo (until 1906: Grönhag ; * July 13, 1898 in Helsinki ; † March 5, 1970 ibid.) Was a Finnish politician ( National Collection Party ).

Grönhag was born in Helsinki in 1898 as the son of the builder Anders Viktor Grönhag and his wife Amanda Poussa . In 1906 the family took the surname Wiherheimo. After graduating in 1917, he began his studies that brought him up to a master's degree in philosophy. He was a member of the Reichstag from 1948 to 1965 and was a member of the Finnish state government in various departments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also General Secretary of the Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce.

He was married to Aune Elisabet Loimaranta (from 1924 to 1926) and Toini Ester Margareta Hämäläinen (from 1936 on).

Ministerial offices

  • Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry (November 17, 1953 - May 4, 1954, August 29, 1958 - January 13, 1959)
  • Defense Minister (August 29, 1958 - January 13, 1959)
  • Minister of Commerce and Industry (April 13, 1962 - December 18, 1963, September 12, 1964 - May 27, 1966)

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)

Web links

predecessor Office successor
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Edvard Björkenheim 		Defense Minister of the Republic of Finland
1958-1959 		0
Leo Häppölä
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Ilmari Hustich
Olavi Mattila 		Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Finland
1962 to 1963
1964 to 1966 		0
Olavi Mattila
Olavi saloons
personal data
SURNAME Wiherheimo, Toivo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grönhag, Toivo Antero (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish politician (National Collection Party), member of the Reichstag
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki
DATE OF DEATH March 5th 1970
Place of death Helsinki