Matti Luttinen (born 14 May 1936,

Haapavesi Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mu ...

; died 14 May 2009) was a Finnish politician from the

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. He participated actively in labour union activities in Tavastia. Luttinen was elected as a member of parliament from Tavastia constituency in 1975. He retired from the parliament in 1995.

Kalevi Sorsa Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21December 193016January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most days of incumb ...

selected him as a member of his cabinet. Between May and September 1983, Luttinen was one of the ministers in the interior ministry and from October 1983 to November 1984

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. He worked from December 1984 to April 1987 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 ...

. Along with Parliament, he got elected to

Lahti Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...

city council between 1969 and 1992, of which 1989-1992 he served as the chairman of the council.

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