Ralf Törngren

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Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren, (born 1 March 1899 in Oulu, dead 16 May 1961 in Turku), was a Finnish politician. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (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 electorial votes.

A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.

[edit] Career

• 1944-1945 Social minister
• 1945-1948 Finance minister
• 1950-1951 Social minister
• 1951 Second Finance minister
• 1951-1952 Social minister
• 1952-1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1953-1954 Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1954 Prime Minister
• 1956-1957 Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1959-1961 Minister for Foreign Affairs
• 1959-1961 Vice Prime Minister

v • d • e Prime Minister of Finland P. E. Svinhufvud · J. K. Paasikivi · L. Ingman · K. Castrén · J. Vennola · R. Erich · J. Vennola · A. Cajander · K. Kallio · A. Cajander · L. Ingman · A. Tulenheimo · K. Kallio · V. Tanner · J. Sunila · O. Mantere · K. Kallio · P. E. Svinhufvud · J. Sunila · T. Kivimäki · K. Kallio · A. Cajander · R. Ryti · J. W. Rangell · E. Linkomies · A. Hackzell · U. Castrén · J. K. Paasikivi · M. Pekkala · K-A. Fagerholm · U. Kekkonen · S. Tuomioja · R. Törngren · U. Kekkonen · K-A. Fagerholm · V. J. Sukselainen · R. von Fieandt · R. Kuuskoski · K-A. Fagerholm · V. J. Sukselainen · M. Miettunen · A. Karjalainen · R. R. Lehto · J. Virolainen · R. Paasio · M. Koivisto · T. Aura · A. Karjalainen · T. Aura · R. Paasio · K. Sorsa · K. Liinamaa · M. Miettunen · K. Sorsa · M. Koivisto · K. Sorsa · H. Holkeri · E. Aho · P. Lipponen · A. Jäätteenmäki · M. Vanhanen

Preceded by Sakari Tuomioja

Prime Minister of Finland 1954–1954

Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen