Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899 – 16 May 1961) was a Finnish politician, born in Oulu. 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.
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 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | V. J. Sukselainen |
| Preceded by | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| Succeeded by | Ahti Karjalainen |
| In office 3 March 1956 – 27 May 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| Preceded by | Johannes Virolainen |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Virolainen |
| In office 9 July 1953 – 5 May 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Urho Kekkonen Sakari Tuomioja |
| Preceded by | Urho Kekkonen |
| Succeeded by | Urho Kekkonen |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 July 1945 – 29 July 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Juho Kusti Paasikivi Mauno Pekkala |
| Preceded by | Sakari Tuomioja |
| Succeeded by | Onni Hiltunen |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | V. J. Sukselainen |
| Preceded by | Onni Hiltunen |
| Succeeded by | Eemil Luukka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren 1 March 1899 Oulu, Norra Österbotten, Finland |
| Died | 16 May 1961 (aged 62) Turku, Egentliga, Finland |
| Political party | Swedish People's |
He died in Turku, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
Career
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 2024-05-25. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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