Urho Castrén
Prime minister of Finland in 1944 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urho Jonas Castrén (30 December 1886, in Jyväskylä – 8 March 1965, in Helsinki) was a judge, serving for 27 years as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. During the constitutional crisis of 1944,[1] Castrén, representing the National Coalition Party, became Prime Minister of Finland for a brief period.[2]
Quick Facts 18th Prime Minister of Finland, President ...
Urho Castrén | |
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18th Prime Minister of Finland | |
In office 21 September 1944 – 17 November 1944 | |
President | C. G. E. Mannerheim |
Preceded by | Antti Hackzell |
Succeeded by | Juho K. Paasikivi |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 31 December 1925 – 13 December 1926 | |
Prime Minister | Kyösti Kallio |
Preceded by | Oskar Lilius |
Succeeded by | Väinö Hakkila |
Personal details | |
Born | Urho Jonas Castrén (1886-12-30)30 December 1886 Jyväskylä, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Died | 8 March 1965(1965-03-08) (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland |
Political party | National Coalition |
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