Leopold Johannes Johanson (15 February 1888

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

– 5 December 1941 Sevurallag,

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) was an

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n politician. He was a member of

I Riigikogu I Riigikogu was the first legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1920 elections (held on 27–29 November 1920). It sat between 20 December 1920 and 30 May 1923, before the next round of elections w ...

and

II Riigikogu II Riigikogu was the second legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1923 elections (held on 5–7 May 1923). It sat between 31 May 1923 and 14 June 1926, before the next round of elections were held. ...

. 1928–1929 he was Minister of Labour and Welfare and of Education. 1932–1933 he was Minister of Communications.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johanson, Leopold 1888 births 1941 deaths Politicians from Tartu People from Kreis Dorpat Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party politicians Estonian Socialist Workers' Party politicians Government ministers of Estonia Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Members of the Riigikogu, 1929–1932 Members of the Riigikogu, 1932–1934 Members of the Riigivolikogu Estonian people who died in Soviet detention People who died in the Gulag