Eero Yrjö Pehkonen

Eero Yrjö Pehkonen (May 28, 1882 – February 27, 1949) was a

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Liminka Liminka ( sv, Limingo) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The n ...

. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. Pehkonen was minister of agriculture of Finland from 1920 until 1921 and governor of the province of Oulu 1925–1948. He died in Oulu. 1882 births 1949 deaths People from Liminka People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Centre Party (Finland) politicians Finnish senators Ministers of Agriculture of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–16) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–17) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub