Ralf Törngren

Finnish politician (1899–1961)

Ralf Törngren


23rd Prime Minister of Finland
In office 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Preceded by	Sakari Tuomioja
Succeeded by	Urho Kekkonen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961
Prime Minister	V. J. Sukselainen
Preceded by	Karl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded by	Ahti Karjalainen
In office 3 March 1956 – 27 May 1957
Prime Minister	Karl-August Fagerholm
Preceded by	Johannes Virolainen
Succeeded by	Johannes Virolainen
In office 9 July 1953 – 5 May 1954
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen Sakari Tuomioja
Preceded by	Urho Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Urho Kekkonen
Minister of Finance
In office 17 July 1945 – 29 July 1948
Prime Minister	Juho Kusti Paasikivi Mauno Pekkala
Preceded by	Sakari Tuomioja
Succeeded by	Onni Hiltunen
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office 13 January 1959 – 16 May 1961
Prime Minister	V. J. Sukselainen
Preceded by	Onni Hiltunen
Succeeded by	Eemil Luukka

Personal details
Born	Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1899-03-01)1 March 1899 Oulu, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Died	16 May 1961(1961-05-16) (aged 62) Turku, Egentliga, Finland
Political party	Swedish People's

Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899 – 16 May 1961) was a Finnish politician, born in Oulu. 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.^[1] In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.

He died in Turku, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.

Career

1944–1945 Social minister
1945–1948 Minister of Finance^[2]
1950–1951 Social minister
1951 Second Finance minister
1951–1952 Social minister
1952–1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs
1953–1954 Minister of Foreign Affairs^[3]
1954 Prime Minister
1956–1957 Minister of Foreign Affairs
1959–1961 Minister of Foreign Affairs
1959–1961 Deputy Prime Minister

Cabinets

Törngren Cabinet

References

^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

Political offices
Preceded by Urho Kekkonen	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1953–1954	Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by Sakari Tuomioja	Prime Minister of Finland May 1954–October 1954	Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by Johannes Virolainen	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1956–1957	Succeeded by Johannes Virolainen
Party political offices
Preceded by Ernst von Born	Chairman of the Swedish People's Party 1945–1955	Succeeded by Ernst von Born