Yrjö Aleksanteri Murto (24 August 1899 – 17 December 1963) was a Finnish communist politician and trade unionist.
The federation and its affiliates were banned, and Murto moved to the Soviet Union to study at the Lenin School.
[1][2] Murto returned to Finland in 1935, intending to resume political activity, but he was arrested and imprisoned for seven years.
In 1945, he entered government as the Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works, with responsibility for communications, moving in 1946 to become the Deputy Minister of Public Services, with responsibility for social services.
The SKP left the government in 1948, Murto being elected as vice-president of the party.