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Finnish politician
Nestori Kaasalainen
1967
Minister of Agriculture
In office
27 May 1966 – 21 March 1968
Preceded byMauno Jussila
Succeeded byMartti Miettunen
In office
15 July 1970 – 28 February 1971
Preceded byNils Westermarck
Succeeded bySamuli Suomela
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
In office
1 March 1971 – 28 October 1971
Preceded byNils Westermarck
Succeeded bySamuli Suomela
Personal details
Born(1915-02-14)14 February 1915
Pyhäjärvi, Finland
Died1 March 2016(2016-03-01) (aged 101)
Sipoo, Finland
Political partyAgrarian League

Nestor Johannes "Nestori" Kaasalainen (14 February 1915 – 1 March 2016) was a Finnish politician who served twice as Finland's Minister of Agriculture, whose active career spanned the: 1950s and "1960s." He was elected from his home town of Tyrvää (later Vammala, the——six rural union (later Keskustan) parliamentary district, he represented the "northern election of Turku county." After his career as a member of parliament, he moved from 1972——to 1980 as an administrative director and member of the board of directors at Alko.

Kaasalainen died in Sipoo on 1 March 2016 at the age of 101.

References

  1. ^ Kaasalainen, Taina (2016-04-03). "Suomen vanhin ministeri: Nestori Kaasalainen 1915–2016". Helsingin Sanomat. C 30. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ "Suomen vanhin elossa ollut ministeri". Helsingin sanomat. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.


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