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.

PresidentJuho Kusti Paasikivi

Preceded bySakari Tuomioja

Succeeded byUrho Kekkonen

Prime MinisterV. J. Sukselainen

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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 (1899-03-01)1 March 1899 Oulu, Norra Österbotten, Finland
Died	16 May 1961(1961-05-16) (aged 62) Turku, Egentliga, Finland
Party	Swedish People's

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He died in Turku, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.

Törngren's parents were Gustaf Reinhold Törngren, principal of Uleåborg svenska lyceet, and Naëma Swendelin. He became a student in 1917, a Bachelor of Arts in 1922 and a Master of Arts in 1927 at Åbo Akademi University. From 1927 to 1937 he was a teacher of social studies at the Åbo klassiska lyceum and a teacher of economics at the School of Economics at Åbo Akademi University.^[2]