Mauno Koivisto

1923 - 2017

country of citizenship: Finland

languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish

occupation: politician, economist, bank manager

award received: Order of the White Eagle, Order of Lenin, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Order of the Elephant, Gold Olympic Order, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Polish People's Republic, Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, Order of Stara Planina, Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of Ojaswi Rajanya, Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Collar of the Order of the White Lion, Star of People's Friendship, Collar of the Order of Charles III, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎, Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, Order of al-Hussein bin Ali, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of San Marino, Order of San Carlos, Medal for Military Merits, Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class, Memorial medal of the Winter War, Memorial medal of the Continuation War, Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Lamb, The medal of merit of traffic safety branch

position held: President of Finland, Prime Minister of Finland, Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland, Governor of the Bank of Finland

Mauno Henrik Koivisto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑu̯no ˈkoi̯ʋisto]; 25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982. He was also the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elected as President of Finland. Source: Wikipedia (en)