Reino Oittinen

Deceased Person

1912 – 1978

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Who was Reino Oittinen?

Reino Henrik Oittinen was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.

In the 1930s Oittinen participated in the municipal politics in Tampere. He was chosen as Finnish Minister of Education on four occasions: 1948–1950, 1951–1953, 1957–1958 and 1966–1968. Oittinen was also Deputy Prime Minister in three cabinets, those of 1957–1958, 1963–1964 and 1966–1968. He also served as the director general of National Board of General Education from 1950 to 1972.

Oittinen received the honorary title of Minister in 1971.

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Born
Jul 26, 1912
Lived in
  • Helsinki
Died
1978

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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