| Antti Hackzell | |
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| Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 8 August 1944 – 21 September 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin Linkomies |
| Succeeded by | Urho Castrén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1881 Mikkeli |
| Died | 14 January 1946 |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
Antti Verner Hackzell (20 September 1881 – 14 January 1946) was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.[1]
Hackzell was the Governor of Viborg Province 1918–1920 and served as the deputy director (1930–1936) and director (1936–1945) of Finnish Employers Association. Hackzell was also the Minister of Foreign Affairs 1932-1936 in the cabinet of Toivo Kivimäki.
In summer 1944 Hackzell was chosen to form a government with the goal to sign peace treaty with Soviet Union. Hackzell suffered a stroke while on peace treaty negotiations in Moscow on 14 September, and he never recovered completely. His minister of foreign affairs, Carl Enckell, concluded the negotiations.
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| Preceded by Edwin Linkomies |
Prime Minister of Finland 1944 |
Succeeded by Urho Castrén |
| Preceded by Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen |
Foreign Minister of Finland 1932–1936 |
Succeeded by Rudolf Holsti |
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