Ralf Törngren | |
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23rd Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954 |
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President | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
Preceded by | Sakari Tuomioja |
Succeeded by | Urho Kekkonen |
Personal details | |
Born |
Oulu |
1 March 1899
Died | 16 May 1961 Turku |
(aged 62)
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.