Colonel Mikko Collan (22 July 1881, Nurmes

Nurmes

Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

 - 3 October 1964) was a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 military officer, farmer

Farmer

A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...

 and politician

Politician

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. He was a member of the National Progressive Party

National Progressive Party (Finland)

The National Progressive Party was a liberal political party in Finland from 1918 to 1951. The party was founded December 8 1918, after the Finnish Civil War, by the republican majority of the Young Finnish Party and the republican minority of the Finnish Party...

. He served as Minister of Provisions in Lauri Ingman's first cabinet

Lauri Ingman's first cabinet

Lauri Ingman's first cabinet was the first government of Republic of Finland.Cabinet's time period was from November 27, 1918 to April 17, 1919, following the surrender of Germany and the consequent republican transformation of the Finnish form of state....

 (27 November 1918 - 17 April 1919), in Kaarlo Castrén's cabinet

Kaarlo Castrén's cabinet

Kaarlo Castrén's cabinet was the second government of Republic of Finland.Cabinet's time period was from April 17, 1919 to August 15, 1919. It's was a Minority government...

 (17 April 1919 - 15 September 1919) and in Juho Vennola's first cabinet

Juho Vennola's first cabinet

Juho Vennola's first cabinet was the third government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from August 15, 1919–March 15, 1920. It was a minority government....

(15 September 1919 - 15 March 1920) as well as a Member of Parliament (1 April 1920 - 8 October 1920).