Karl Östen Elfving (27 May 1874

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– 25 July 1936 Boden,

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) was a Finnish agricultural expert and politician. Elfving's parents were the Mayor Karl Oskar Elfving and Jenny Sofia Nyman. Elfving's brother was Karl Oskar Elfving Younger (1872–1946) and sister teacher and writer

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since 1920. Elfving graduated in agronomy in 1895, as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1911 and as a Licentiate in Philosophy (PhD) in 1915. Elfving acted as a trustee, agricultural engineer, assistant to the county agronomist and as a consultant for agriculture until 1906, then until 1917 as an Inspector in the Settlement Board and as the Chief Executive of the Settlement Board in 1917–1926. Elfving was part of the governing bodies of several agricultural organizations and foundations and participated in state committees. In 1917 he was chairman of the settlement committee and some reindeer herders' commissions. He served as Minister of Agriculture at

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and Cajander II governments in 1924, both as independent minister. Between 1926 and 1930 Elfving was the Finnish Envoy in

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. Later he returned to cultivate his own farm, but at the same time he was responsible for the management of some large farms. Elfving's spouse since 1909 was Aini Maria née Borg (born 1930).Suomen lakimiehet 1970. Helsinki: Suomen Lakimiesliiton Kustannus. Their son Östen Elfving Jr was member of the

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''Facta 2001'', osa 4, p. 85. WSOY 1981. and their other son Gustaf Elfving (born 1919) was a physician specializing in surgery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elfving, Östen Government ministers of Finland Finnish agronomists 1874 births 1936 deaths Finnish diplomats People from Boden Municipality