Veli Merikoski

Veli Merikoski
Minister of Foreign Affairs[1]
In office
13 April 1962 – 18 December 1963
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Preceded byAhti Karjalainen
Succeeded byJaakko Hallama
Personal details
Born
Veli Kaarlo Merikoski

(1905-01-02)2 January 1905
Pyhtää, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died28 January 1982(1982-01-28) (aged 77)
Helsinki, Finland
Political partyPeople's
SpouseWava Margit Winge (1940–)
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
OccupationProfessor
ProfessionLaw

Veli Kaarlo Merikoski (2 January 1905 in Pyhtää – 28 January 1982 in Helsinki) was a professor at the University of Helsinki and once the Minister for Foreign Affairs representing the People's Party.[2]

Merikoski worked as an associate professor of administrative courts in the University of Helsinki 1937–1941. From 1941 to 1970 he was a professor. He was also a chancellor in the Turku School of Economics and a member in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague.

Kekkonen appointed Merikoski with the task to form a new government following the 1962 parliamentary elections. However, Merikoski was not successful in this task, and Ahti Karjalainen replaced him. Merikoski was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ahti Karjalainen's cabinet on the mandate of the People's Party.

References

  1. ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto (Finnish Government). Retrieved 2011-04-01.
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Finland
1962-1963 		Succeeded by


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