Pavel Prokkonen

Pavel Stepanovich Prokkonen (Russian: Па́вел Степа́нович Про́кконен; 16 July 1909 – 18 July 1979), born Prokofiev (Russian: Проко́фьев), was a Karelian Soviet politician. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Council of the People's Commissars of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1947) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (1950–1956) ("prime minister" of the Republic). Prokkonen was also the Minister of Karelian Affairs for the Finnish Democratic Republic during the Winter War in 1940 (under the name Paavo Prokkonen)

Pavel Prokkonen
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Karelo-Finnish SSR
In office 1940–1947
Succeeded by	Voldemar Virolainen
In office 1950–1956
Preceded by	Voldemar Virolainen
Succeeded by	Ivan Stepanovich Belyayev
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Karelian ASSR
In office 16 July 1956 – 18 July 1979
Preceded by	Otto Ville Kuusinen (SSR)
Succeeded by	N. Kalinin
Personal details
Born	Pavel Stepanovich Prokofiev (1909-07-16)July 16, 1909 Klyushina Gora, Povenetsky Uyezd, Olonets Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	July 18, 1979(1979-07-18) (aged 70) Petrozavodsk, Karelian ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish SSR, CPSU

After the Karelo-Finnish SSR was incorporated into the Russian SFSR as the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1956, Prokkonen was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1956–1979).

Pavel Prokkonen was awarded the Order of Lenin twice, the Order of the Patriotic War second class once, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour twice, and the Order of the Badge of Honour twice.

Written works

• Geroizm naroda v dni voiny: Vospominaniia, (1974) D811.5 .P73 1974

External links

• Pavel Stepanovich Prokkonen at Republic of Karelia website (in Russian)