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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.
He died in Turku, aged 62. 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 2024-05-25. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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