Kleemola was a farmer from Central Ostrobothnia and as politician an advocate of Central Ostrobothnia in Helsinki. He was speaker of the parliament 1962–1965 and minister in several cabinets of Kekkonen, and hold the title of Deputy Prime Minister in 1961.[1] Kekkonen designated him as the prime minister in December 1958; Kleemola, however, failed to form cabinet.
