Kaarlo Castrén (28 February 1860 – 19 November 1938) was a

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politician and

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. He represented the National Progressive Party. Castrén was born in

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and graduated in 1887 as a Bachelor of Law. From 1888 to 1892, he worked in the finance division of the Senate of Finland, and from 1888 to 1898 in the Castrén & Snellman attorneys-at-law office. From 1892 to 1904, Castrén was a member of the board in the

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bank. He attended the state board meetings in 1894 and from 1905 to 1906. He was Senator from 1908 to 1909, after which he founded an attorney-at-law office. In 1916, Castrén was elected as the director of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki. In November 1918, Castrén was named

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. He served as Prime Minister of Finland from 17 April to 15 August 1919. His government gave a proposal of the republic form of government in Finland, and after the proposal was accepted, the government disbanded. Castrén died in

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Kaarlo Castrén Cabinet Kaarlo Castrén's cabinet was the fourth Government of the Republic of Finland. The cabinet's period was from April 17, 1919 to August 15, 1919. It was a minority government. Assembly References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaarlo Castren's cabi ...

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