Åke Gartz

Åke Gartz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 17 March 1950 – 20 September 1951
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Carl Enckell
Succeeded by	Sakari Tuomioja
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 17 November 1944 – 26 March 1946
Prime Minister	Juho K. Passikivi
Preceded by	Uuno Takki
Succeeded by	Uuno Takki
Personal details
Born	Åke Henrik Gartz (1888-06-09)9 June 1888 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	29 November 1974(1974-11-29) (aged 86) Karis, Finland

Åke Henrik Gartz (9 June 1888[1][2] in Helsinki – 29 November 1974 in Karis) was a Finnish politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry in the J. K. Paasikivi II and III Cabinet from 1944 to 1946[3] and in the Kekkonen I and II Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1951.[4][5]

Gartz was an Independent politician and did not represent any party, but was counted close to the Swedish People's Party.[6]

Gartz graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1909 and a Bachelor of Law in 1914. He received the honorary title in 1917.[7]

As Minister Gartz came from industry and employers' organizations; He was deputy director of A. Ahlström since 1931[7] and chairman of the Board of Directors of Finnish Association of Employers.[8]

After his ministry, Gartz served as Envoy of Finland in Bern[9] 1951–1953 and in Bucharest and Moscow from 1953 to 1955 (1954–1955 as Ambassador).[10][11]

Åke Gartz received the honorary title of Vuorineuvos in 1940.[12]

References

1. "Mitä missä milloin: Kansalaisen vuosikirja". 1955.
2. "Start - Uppslagsverket Finland".
3. "Finnish Government - Ministers of Trade and Industry". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
4. "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
5. "Ministerin tiedot Gartz, Åke Henrik". Valtioneuvosto.
6. Esimerkiksi Widescreen.fi
7. Blomstedt, Yrjö (1950). Mitä Missä Milloin 1951 (in Finnish). Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 168.
8. TKK
9. Bernin suurlähetystön historia
10. Suomen edustustopäälliköt Moskovassa viitattu 2.2.2016
11. Suomen suurlähetystö Romania, Historia Archived 2015-06-03 at the Wayback Machine viitattu 2.2.2016
12. Otavan iso tietosanakirja, osa 2 (2. painos). Helsinki: Otava, 1962.

Political offices
Preceded by Carl Enckell	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1950–1951	Succeeded by Sakari Tuomioja
Preceded by Uuno Takki	Minister of Trade and Industry 1944–1946	Succeeded by Uuno Takki