Katri Kaarlonen

Katri Kaarlonen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 1966–1972[1]
Constituency	Turku Province (south)
Personal details
Born	Katri Inkeri Kallio (1915-03-28)28 March 1915 Nivala, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	1 October 2008(2008-10-01) (aged 93) Perniö, Finland
Political party	Centre Party
Parent	Kyösti Kallio (father)
Profession	Teacher

Katri Kaarlonen (née Kallio; 28 March 1915 – 1 October 2008) was a Finnish politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Turku Province (south) constituency (now Varsinais-Suomi), representing the Centre Party.^[1]

She was a member of the electoral college in the 1962 and 1968 presidential elections, helping to re-elect her party's candidate, Urho Kekkonen.^[1]

Outside politics, Kaarlonen worked as a teacher of gardening, as well as running the family farm in Perniö. In 1985, she was granted the honorary title of Opetusneuvos (lit. 'Teaching counselor').^[1]

Her father was the 4th President of Finland, Kyösti Kallio.^[2] Her older sister Kerttu Saalasti was also a long-serving Member of Parliament, and one-time Minister of Education.^[3]

References

1. "Katri Kaarlonen". Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
2. "Kallio, Kyösti (1873-1940)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
3. "Opetusneuvos Kerttu Saalasti: Entinen opetusministeri ja Kyösti Kallion tytär". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 February 1995. Retrieved 4 December 2022.