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Sakari Severi Tuomioja ( August 29 , 1911 , TampereSeptember 9 , 1964 , Helsinki ) was a Finnish politician, diplomat, Prime Minister Of Finland during the Caretaker Government which was formed in 1953 . Tuomioja was also the Finnish ambassador to Sweden and to the UK .

Sakari Tuomioja was married to Wappu Illike (née '''Wuolijoki''), daughter of Estonia n-born writer Hella Wuolijoki . They had two children, Tuuli and Erkki . Sakari Tuomioja was a UN agent at the Cyprus dispute in 1963 . Before Cyprus, Tuomioja was United Nations Economic Commission For Europe 's general secretery from 1957 to 1960 . Tuomioja was the presidential candidate of the Kokoomus party at the 1956 elections. Tuomioja was the first Finn to be a member of the Bilderberg Group .


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