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Ralf Törngren

Ralf Törngren
Ralf Törngren.jpg
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
Personal details
Born (1899-03-01)1 March 1899
Oulu
Died 16 May 1961(1961-05-16) (aged 62)
Turku
Political party Swedish People's Party

Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren, (1 March 1899, in Oulu – 16 May 1961, in Turku), was a Finnish politician. 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 in Turku, Finland.


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