General
Appointed General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Kalevi Sorsa Biography and Timeline
Follow Kalevi Sorsa through 13 dated historical records for Finland.
Kalevi Sorsa, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1969–1987Years on this page
1969
1972
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Role range: 1972-1975
1975
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Role range: 1972-1975
President of Finland
Appointed President of the Social Democratic Party
1977
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Role range: 1977-1979
Foreign Secretary of Finland
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
1979
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Role range: 1977-1979
1982
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Role range: 1982-1983
1983
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Role range: 1982-1983
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Role range: 1983-1987
1987
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Role range: 1983-1987
Deputy Prime Minister
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Foreign Secretary of Finland
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.