Background
SORSA, Taisto Kalevi was born on December 21, 1930 in Keuruu. Son of Kaarlo O. Sorsa and Elsa S. (nee Leinonen).
politician and business executive
SORSA, Taisto Kalevi was born on December 21, 1930 in Keuruu. Son of Kaarlo O. Sorsa and Elsa S. (nee Leinonen).
School of Social Science (now University of Tampere).
Assistant Specialist UNESCO 1959-1965. Secretary-General of Finnish UNESCO Committee 1965-1969. Deputy Director Ministry of Education 1967-1969.
Secretary- General Social Democratic Party 1969-1975, President 1970-1991. Minister for Foreign Affairs February-September 1972, 1975-1976, 1979-1982. Prime Minister 1972-1975, 1977-1979, 1982-1987.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1987-1989. Speaker of Pari. 1989-1991. Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee 1970-1972, 1977, 82, Socialist Institute Study Group on Disarmament 1978-1980, Chairman Socialist Institute Advisory Council since 1980, Vice-President since 1980.
Chairman Board of Administration Finnair since 1981. National Defence Council 1982-1987, Soviet-Finnish Commission, on Economics Co-operation 1983-1989. Director Bank of Finland.
Commander Grand Cross.
Secretary-general Social Democratic Party Finland, 1969-1975, president, 1975-1987. Chairman study group on disarmament Socialist International, 1978-1980, vice president, 1980-2004. Vice president, chairman advisory council on disarmament, 1980-1996, Socialist International, 1980-1996.
Married Elli Irene Laakari, July 23, 1953.