Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate

Svinhufvud's first senate in 1917; Chairman P. E. Svinhufvud himself in the head of table.

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first Senate and de facto Government of independent Finland. Its term spanned November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918.

It sat in Vaasa during the Finnish Civil War from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was known as the Vaasa Senate during that time.

Assembly

The following table displays the Senate's composition:

Senator	Period of office	Party
Chairman of the Senate Pehr Evind Svinhufvud	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Justice Onni Talas	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Internal Affairs Arthur Castrén	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Deputy Head of the Department for Internal Affairs Alexander Frey	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Swedish People's Party
Head of the Financial Affairs Department Juhani Arajärvi	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Emil Nestor Setälä	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Agriculture Kyösti Kallio	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Agrarian League
Deputy Head of the Department for Agriculture Eero Yrjö Pehkonen	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Agrarian League
Head of the Department for Transport and Public Works Jalmar Castrén	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Trade and Industry Heikki Gabriel Renvall	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Young Finnish Party
Head of the Department for Social Affairs Oskari Wilho Louhivuori	November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918	Finnish Party