About Matti Ahde
Lived 1945 – 2019 (aged 73). Matti Ahde was a Finnish politician and electrician.
Matti Allan Ahde (23 December 1945 – 20 December 2019) was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party.
Ahde was born in Oulu. He was a member of the parliament from 1970 to 1990, when he left to become CEO of the state monopoly Veikkaus. Ahde held minister posts in Sorsa's cabinets 1982–1987 and was elected Speaker of the Parliament in 1987. He was replaced as the speaker by Kalevi Sorsa in 1989 when Sorsa stepped down from Holkeri's cabinet to make the position available for party chairman Pertti Paasio.
Ahde quit as CEO of Veikkaus in 2001 and was re-elected to the parliament in 2003.
On 20 December 2019, Ahde died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Helsinki, Finland.
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Who was Matti Ahde?
Finnish politician (1945-2019)
When was Matti Ahde born?
Matti Ahde was born on 23 December 1945 in Oulu.
When did Matti Ahde die?
Matti Ahde died on 20 December 2019 in Helsinki.
What was Matti Ahde's occupation?
Matti Ahde was a politician and electrician.
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Matti Ahde was Finnish.
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