Katri Kaarlonen (née Kallio; 28 March 1915 – 1 October 2008) was a Finnish politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Turku Province (south) constituency (now Varsinais-Suomi), representing the Centre Party.[1]

Katri Kaarlonen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
1966–1972[1]
ConstituencyTurku Province (south)
Personal details
Born
Katri Inkeri Kallio

(1915-03-28)28 March 1915
Nivala, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died1 October 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 93)
Perniö, Finland
Political partyCentre Party
Parent
ProfessionTeacher

She was a member of the electoral college in the 1962 and 1968 presidential elections, helping to re-elect her party's candidate, Urho Kekkonen.[1]

Outside politics, Kaarlonen worked as a teacher of gardening, as well as running the family farm in Perniö. In 1985, she was granted the honorary title of Opetusneuvos (lit. 'Teaching counselor').[1]

Her father was the 4th President of Finland, Kyösti Kallio.[2] Her older sister Kerttu Saalasti was also a long-serving Member of Parliament, and one-time Minister of Education.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Katri Kaarlonen". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Kallio, Kyösti (1873-1940)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Opetusneuvos Kerttu Saalasti: Entinen opetusministeri ja Kyösti Kallion tytär". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 February 1995. Retrieved 4 December 2022.