Veikko Ihamuotila

Veikko Ihamuotila (17 February 1911 — 2 February 1979) was an influential Finnish agriculture sector leader, administrator and one-time government minister.

Ihamuotila also held leadership positions at several agricultural and forestry companies and other organisations.

In the late 1960s he served as a board member and vice chairman of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.

In 1975, Ihamuotila was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the Liinamaa caretaker government, a position he held for approximately six months.

Honours In 1976, Ihamuotila was granted the honorary title of Ministeri by President Urho Kekkonen.

In 1977, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Agriculture and Forestry.

Family Ihamuotila had four children. The eldest, Risto (b. 1938), is an academic who eventually became the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki. Another son, Jaakko (b. 1939), went into corporate life, serving for many years as the CEO of Valmet and Neste.