Carl-Johan Sundström was a Finnish dentist, politician and diplomat.
Career
Sundström was the chairman of the Suomen Kansen Demokrattinen Liitto (Finnish People's Democratic League) from 1944 to 1946. From 1941 to 1944, Sundström was in prison for political reasons. He was Ambassador of Finland to the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1953 and to the People"s Republic of China from 1953 to 1959.
Politics
He Joined the Socialist Unity Party (SYP), a member organisation of the Suomen Kansen Demokrattinen Liitto (Finnish People's Democratic League).
Membership
He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1936 to 1941 and again from 1944 to 1945, representing first the Social Democratic Party of Finland (Social Democratic Party) and later the Finnish People"s Democratic League (Suomen Kansen Demokrattinen Liitto (Finnish People's Democratic League)).