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. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.

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
 * 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
 * 1954 Prime Minister
 * 1956–1957 Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * 1959–1961 Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * 1959–1961 Deputy Prime Minister

Cabinets

 * Törngren Cabinet