Katri Kaarlonen

Katri Kaarlonen
Katri Kaarlonen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
	In office; 1966–1972
Constituency	Turku Province (south)
Personal details
Born	Katri Inkeri Kallio; 28 March 1915; Nivala, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	1 October 2008 (aged 93); Perniö, Finland
Political party	Centre Party
Parent	Kyösti Kallio (father);
Profession	Teacher

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]

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

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

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[ek-1] "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.

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