Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren, (1 March 1899, Oulu

Oulu

Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....

 - 16 May 1961, Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

), 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...

 politician

Politician

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. 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 electoral votes.

A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University

Åbo Akademi University

Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language university in Turku, Finland . , there are 7 941 students and a staff consisting of 1125 people. The university has activities not only in Turku, but also in Vaasa, Jakobstad, Helsinki and on Åland...

 in Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland

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...

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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 Deputy Prime Minister
  Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
  The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is a member of the Council of State who becomes the acting Prime Minister when the actual Prime Minister is temporarily unable to discharge his or her duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Council of State and traditionally comes from the second...