Artturi Jämsén
{{Short description|Finnish politician (1925–1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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| office = Minister of Interior
| primeminister = Ahti Karjalainen
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| term_start = 15 July 1970
| term_end = 29 October 1971
| office1 = Governor of Central Finland
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| term_start1 = 1971
| term_end1 = 1976
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|2|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pihtipudas
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|8|11|1925|2|7|df=y}}
| death_place = Moscow, USSR
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| party = Agrarian League
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Artturi Jämsén (1925–1976) was a Finnish politician. He was a long-term member of the Finnish Parliament and the minister of interior between 1970 and 1971. He also served as the governor of Central Finland region.
Biography
Jämsén was born in Pihtipudas 7 February 1925. He was a high school graduate and a sergeant by military rank. He joined the Agrarian League.{{cite news
|author=Lassa Kangas|title=Jämsénin kompromissi|url=https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/2599531|access-date=31 May 2022|work=Keski Suomi|date=30 April 2015|language=fi}} He was elected as a deputy on 29 March 1954, and his membership at the Parliament continued until 31 May 1971. During his term at the Parliament he represented first Vaasa County and then Central Finland. He was appointed interior minister on 15 July 1970 and remained in the post until 27 May 1971. He was part of the second cabinet of Prime Minister Ahti Karjalainen.
Then Jämsén was named the governor of Central Finland and served in the post between 1971 and 1976.{{cite web|title=Kansanedustajat > Artturi Jämsén|language=fi|publisher=Eduskunta Riksdagen|access-date=31 May 2022
|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910633.aspx}} He died in Moscow on 11 August 1976 during an official visit as governor.{{cite news|title=Artturi Jämsén|language=fi|access-date=31 May 2022
|url=https://keskustelu.suomi24.fi/t/13363026/artturi-jamsen|work=Suomi24|date=22 January 2015}}
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Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1966)
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970)
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972)
Category:Ministers of the interior of Finland
Category:Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–1954)
Category:Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–1958)