Åke Gartz
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Åke Henrik Gartz
was a Finnish
CEO and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in two cabinets between 1950 and 1951.
Gartz was also the Minister of Trade and Industry from 1944 to 1946. Gartz did not represent any political party, although he was close to the Swedish People's Party.
Gartz was active in the employers' organizations (predecessor of Confederation of Finnish Industries
), and he was also once the CEO of A. Ahlstrom Oy and chairman of the board of STK.
Following his ministerial career Gartz was assigned as the ambassador to Switzerland as well as to Romania and Soviet Union on two occasions in the 1950s.
was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
CEO and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in two cabinets between 1950 and 1951.
Gartz was also the Minister of Trade and Industry from 1944 to 1946. Gartz did not represent any political party, although he was close to the Swedish People's Party.
Gartz was active in the employers' organizations (predecessor of Confederation of Finnish Industries
Confederation of Finnish Industries
The Confederation of Finnish Industries is the largest business organisation in Finland. It was formed in the beginning of 2005 when two private sector organisations, Palvelutyönantajat and Teollisuuden ja Työnantajain Keskusliitto , united...
), and he was also once the CEO of A. Ahlstrom Oy and chairman of the board of STK.
Following his ministerial career Gartz was assigned as the ambassador to Switzerland as well as to Romania and Soviet Union on two occasions in the 1950s.