About Sture Korpi
Lived 1939 – 2017 (aged 77). Sture Korpi was a Swedish politician.
Sture Korpi (16 November 1939 – 12 March 2017) was a Swedish politician, member of Swedish Social Democratic Party, who was a secretary of state at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs between 1982 and 1991.
Korpi worked as a social secretary in Stockholm and was the information secretary to Minister of Social Affairs Sven Aspling in 1965–1976, and the head of department at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency in 1976–1982. In 1982–1991, he was the state secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. From 1993 to 2004, he was director general of the Norwegian Institutions Board.
Korpi is buried at the Northern Cemetery outside Stockholm. He was the brother of Walter Korpi.
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Who was Sture Korpi?
Swedish politician (1939-2017)
When was Sture Korpi born?
Sture Korpi was born on 16 November 1939 in Koutojärvi.
When did Sture Korpi die?
Sture Korpi died on 12 March 2017 in Stjärnhov.
What was Sture Korpi's occupation?
Sture Korpi was a politician.
What nationality was Sture Korpi?
Sture Korpi was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sture Korpi. https://biography.guide/sture-korpi/
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