Yrjö Leino
Finnish politician (1897–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yrjö Kaarlo Leino (28 January 1897 – 28 June 1961) was a Finnish communist politician. Imprisoned twice for his communist activities, and spending much of the Second World War as an underground communist activist, he served as a minister in three cabinets between 1944 and 1948.[1]
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Yrjö Leino | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 26 March 1946 – 22 May 1948 | |
Prime Minister | Mauno Pekkala |
Preceded by | Kaarlo Hillilä |
Succeeded by | Eino Kilpi |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
In office 18 March 1945 – 2 July 1951 | |
Constituency | Kuopio |
Personal details | |
Born | Yrjö Kaarlo Leino (1897-01-28)28 January 1897 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland |
Died | 28 June 1961(1961-06-28) (aged 64) |
Political party | Finnish People's Democratic League |
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