Ralf Törngren

Ralf Törngren


33th 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	(1899-03-01)1 March 1899 Oulu
Died	16 May 1961(1961-05-16) (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. 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 Finance minister
1950-1951 Social minister
1951 Second Finance minister
1951-1952 Social minister
1952-1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
1953-1954 Minister for Foreign Affairs
1954 Prime Minister
1956-1957 Minister for Foreign Affairs
1959-1961 Minister for Foreign Affairs
1959-1961 Deputy Prime Minister

References

↑ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.

Political offices
Preceded by Urho Kekkonen	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1953-1954	Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by Sakari Tuomioja	Prime Minister of Finland May 1954–October 1954	Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by Johannes Virolainen	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1956-1957	Succeeded by Johannes Virolainen
Party political offices
Preceded by Ernst von Born	Chairman of the Swedish People's Party 1945–1955	Succeeded by Ernst von Born

Prime Ministers of Finland

	L. Ingman K. Castrén J. Vennola R. Erich J. Vennola A. Cajander K. Kallio A. Cajander L. Ingman A. Tulenheimo K. Kallio V. Tanner J. Sunila O. Mantere K. Kallio P. E. Svinhufvud J. Sunila T. Kivimäki K. Kallio A. Cajander R. Ryti J. W. Rangell E. Linkomies A. Hackzell U. Castrén J. K. Paasikivi M. Pekkala K-A. Fagerholm U. Kekkonen S. Tuomioja R. Törngren U. Kekkonen K-A. Fagerholm V. J. Sukselainen R. von Fieandt R. Kuuskoski K-A. Fagerholm V. J. Sukselainen M. Miettunen A. Karjalainen R. R. Lehto J. Virolainen R. Paasio M. Koivisto T. Aura A. Karjalainen T. Aura R. Paasio K. Sorsa K. Liinamaa M. Miettunen K. Sorsa M. Koivisto K. Sorsa H. Holkeri E. Aho P. Lipponen A. Jäätteenmäki M. Vanhanen M. Kiviniemi J. Katainen A. Stubb J. Sipilä

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 306171694

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