Carl Voss-Schrader (9 October 1880–7 February 1955) was a Finnish colonel, business director and lawyer who briefly served as the

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between 17 April and 15 August 1919.

Biography

Voss-Schrader was born in

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on 9 October 1880. He was a colonel and lawyer by profession. His father was Albert Voss-Schrader, a businessman in the

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. He served as the minister of interior between 17 April and 15 August 1919 in the

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led by

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. Voss-Schrader was the military member of the

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in the period between 1924 and 1928. Then he became the head of the civil administration in

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during the Finnish-Russian War. He died in

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, Sweden, on 7 February 1955.

References

20th-century Finnish businesspeople 20th-century Finnish politicians 20th-century Finnish lawyers 1880 births 1955 deaths Ministers of the Interior of Finland Politicians from Helsinki {{Finland-politician-stub