Viljami Kalliokoski 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...

 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 Agrarian League

Centre Party (Finland)

The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...

. He served as Deputy minister of Agriculture in Kyösti Kallio's fourth cabinet

Kyösti Kallio's fourth cabinet

Kyösti Kallio's fourth cabinet was the 21st government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from October 7, 1936 to March 12, 1937. It was Minority government.-References:...

 (7 October 1936 - 12 March 1937) and as Minister of Agriculture in Risto Ryti's second cabinet

Risto Ryti's second cabinet

Risto Ryti's second cabinet was the 24th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from March 27, 1940 to January 4, 1941. It was Majority government....

 (15 August 1940 - 4 January 1941), in Jukka Rangell's cabinet

Jukka Rangell's cabinet

Jukka Rangell's cabinet was the 25th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from January 4, 1941 to March 5, 1943. It was Majority government....

 (4 January 1941 - 5 March 1943), in Edwin Linkomies' cabinet

Edwin Linkomies' cabinet

Edwin Linkomies's cabinet was the 26th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from March 5, 1943–September 8, 1944. It was Majority government....

 (5 March 1943 - 8 August 1944), in Antti Hackzell's cabinet

Antti Hackzell's cabinet

Antti Hackzell's cabinet was the 27th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from September 8, 1944 to October 21, 1944. It was a majority government....

 (8 August 1944 - 21 September 1944), in Urho Castrén's cabinet

Urho Castrén's cabinet

Urho Castrén's cabinet was the 28th government of Republic of Finland, in office from October 21, 1944, to November 17, 1944. It was a majority government.-References:...

 (21 September 1944 - 17 November 1944), in Ralf Törngren's cabinet

Ralf Törngren's cabinet

Ralf Törngren's cabinet was the 38th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from May 5, 1954 to October 20, 1954. It was Majority government....

 (5 May 1954 - 20 October 1954) and in Urho Kekkonen's fifth cabinet

Urho Kekkonen's fifth cabinet

Urho Kekkonen's fifth cabinet was the 39th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from October 20, 1954 to March 3, 1956. It was Majority government. Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen was elected as President of Finland at February 15 in 1956 and resigned....

 (20 October 1954 - 3 March 1956) as well as a Member of Parliament (5 September 1922 - 5 April 1945 and 22 July 1948 - 19 February 1962).

In 1940-1945 he was the president of the Agrarian League

Centre Party (Finland)

The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...

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