Ralf Törngren
Ralf Törngren | |
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| 23rd Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954 | |
| President | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
| Preceded by | Sakari Tuomioja |
| Succeeded by | Urho Kekkonen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1899 Oulu |
| Died | 16 May 1961 (aged 62) Turku |
| Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899, in Oulu – 16 May 1961, in Turku), was a Finnish politician.
Biography
He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May-20 October 1954.[1] In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.
A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
Career
- 1944-1945 Social minister
- 1945-1948 Minister of Finance[2]
- 1950-1951 Social minister
- 1951 Second Finance minister
- 1951-1952 Social minister
- 1952-1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
- 1953-1954 Minister of Foreign Affairs[3]
- 1954 Prime Minister
- 1956-1957 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1959-1961 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1959-1961 Deputy Prime Minister
Cabinets
References
- ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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