Mauno Koivisto

Mauno Koivisto
Koivisto in 1967
9th President of Finland
In office 27 January 1982 – 1 March 1994
Prime Minister	Kalevi Sorsa Harri Holkeri Esko Aho
Preceded by	Urho Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Martti Ahtisaari
Prime Minister of Finland
In office 26 May 1979 – 26 January 1982
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Eino Uusitalo
Preceded by	Kalevi Sorsa
Succeeded by	Kalevi Sorsa
In office 22 March 1968 – 14 May 1970
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Johannes Virolainen
Preceded by	Rafael Paasio
Succeeded by	Teuvo Aura
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 23 February 1972 – 4 September 1972
Prime Minister	Rafael Paasio
Preceded by	Päiviö Hetemäki
Succeeded by	Ahti Karjalainen
Minister of Finance
In office 23 February 1972 – 4 September 1972
Prime Minister	Rafael Paasio
Preceded by	Päiviö Hetemäki
Succeeded by	Johannes Virolainen
In office 27 May 1966 – 31 December 1967
Prime Minister	Rafael Paasio
Preceded by	Esa Kaitila
Succeeded by	Eino Raunio
Personal details
Born	Mauno Henrik Koivisto (1923-11-25)25 November 1923 Turku, Finland
Died	12 May 2017(2017-05-12) (aged 93) Helsinki, Finland
Resting place	Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse	Tellervo Kankaanranta ​ ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	1
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	Finnish Army
Years of service	1939–1944
Rank	Corporal
Battles/wars	Winter War, Continuation War

Mauno Henrik Koivisto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑu̯no ˈkoi̯ʋisto]; 25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982.^[1] He was also the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elected as President of Finland.