Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899 – 16 May 1961) was a Finnish

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

, born in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

. He was the party leader of the

Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a list of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority ...

(1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May – 20 October 1954. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes. He died in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the

Åbo Akademi University Åbo Akademi University ( sv, Åbo Akademi , ) is the only exclusively Swedish language multi-faculty university in Finland (or anywhere outside Sweden). It is located mainly in Turku (Åbo is the Swedish name of the city) but has also activiti ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

Career

* 1944–1945 Social minister * 1945–1948

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* 1950–1951 Social minister * 1951 Second Finance minister * 1951–1952 Social minister * 1952–1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs * 1953–1954

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* 1954 Prime Minister * 1956–1957

* 1959–1961

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Cabinets

Törngren Cabinet Ralf Törngren's cabinet was the 38th government of the Republic of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to th ...

References

1899 births 1961 deaths People from Oulu Politicians from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Prime Ministers of Finland Deputy Prime Ministers of Finland Ministers of Finance of Finland Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1936–1939) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1939–1945) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–1954) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–1958) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–1962) Finnish people of World War II Åbo Akademi University alumni {{Finland-politician-stub