Rolf Witting

Rolf Witting
Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office
22 November 1924  31 March 1925
Preceded by Eero Hahl
Succeeded by Jalo Lahdensuo
In office
4 July 1930  21 March 1931
Preceded by Kyösti Kallio
Succeeded by Juho Niukkanen
Foreign Minister of Finland
In office
27 March 1940  5 March 1943
Preceded by Väinö Tanner
Succeeded by Henrik Ramsay
Personal details
Born 30 September 1879
Viipuri
Died 11 October 1944 (aged 65)
Porvoo
Political party Swedish People's Party
Spouse(s) Ellen Julie Elise Neovius (1904–)
Occupation Politician, Professor, CEO
Profession Professor

Rolf Johan Witting (30 September 1879, Viipuri – 11 October 1944, Porvoo)[1] was a Finnish oceanographist and politician, member of four of Finland's cabinets 19241943.

Scientific career

Witting graduated as Abitur in 1897, Candidate of Philosophy in 1901, Master of Philosophy in 1907, Licentiate 1909 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1910.[1] He served as the director-general of the Finnish Institute of Marine Research from 1918–1936.[1]

Politics

He was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1 May 1924 from Uusimaa constituency.[1] He was deputy minister for Foreign Affairs 19341936, and the Foreign Minister 19401943.

Witting served in business life as a head of corporate government in the Hanken School of Economics, the Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters and the Geographical Society of Finland. Also he was as a member of corporate government in Teollisuushypoteekkipankki, Suomen pankkiyhdistys and Hufvudstadsbladet.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rolf Witting: Kansanedustajana 01.05.1924 - 01.09.1927" (in Finnish). Eduskunta - edustajamartikkeli.
Political offices
Preceded by
Väinö Tanner
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1940-1943
Succeeded by
Carl Henrik Ramsay