Ralf Törngren

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.

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 1 March 1899 Oulu, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Died	16 May 1961 (aged 62) Turku, Egentliga, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Political party	Swedish People's

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

1. "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.
2. "Council of State - Ministers of Finance". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
3. "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 30 January 2018.