Esa Eljas Timonen (28 May 1925,

Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kuhmo, Lieksa, Rautavaa ...

– 19 April 2015) was a Finnish politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Communications from 12 September 1964 to 27 May 1966, as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 27 May 1966 to 31 August 1967, as Minister of Employment from 14 May to 15 July 1970 and again from 29 October 1971 to 23 February 1972 and as

Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

from 13 June to 30 November 1975. Timonen was a Member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ...

from 1958 to 1966, representing the Agrarian League, which renamed itself the Centre Party in 1965. He served as the governor of

Northern Karelia Province The Province of North Karelia (, ) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997. It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. In 1997 it was reunited with Kuopio and together with the Province of Mikkeli it was ...

from 1967 to 1992.Eduskunta/Esa Timonen
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