Ralf Törngren

Ralf Törngren
23rd Prime Minister of Finland
In office
5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954
PresidentJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Preceded bySakari Tuomioja
Succeeded byUrho Kekkonen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961
Prime MinisterV. J. Sukselainen
Preceded byKarl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded byAhti Karjalainen
In office
3 March 1956 – 27 May 1957
Prime MinisterKarl-August Fagerholm
Preceded byJohannes Virolainen
Succeeded byJohannes Virolainen
In office
9 July 1953 – 5 May 1954
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
Sakari Tuomioja
Preceded byUrho Kekkonen
Succeeded byUrho Kekkonen
Minister of Finance
In office
17 July 1945 – 29 July 1948
Prime MinisterJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Mauno Pekkala
Preceded bySakari Tuomioja
Succeeded byOnni Hiltunen
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961
Prime MinisterV. J. Sukselainen
Preceded byOnni Hiltunen
Succeeded byEemil Luukka
Personal details
Born
Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren

(1899-03-01)1 March 1899
Oulu, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Died16 May 1961(1961-05-16) (aged 62)
Turku, Egentliga, Finland
Political partySwedish People's

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

Cabinets

References

  1. ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1953–1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Finland
May 1954–October 1954 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1956–1957 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Swedish People's Party
1945–1955 		Succeeded by


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