Eero Erkko (18 May 1860, Orimattila - 14 October 1927) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He served as minister of social affairs from 27 November 1918 to 17 April 1919, minister of transport and public works from 17 April to 15 August 1919 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 15 August 1919 to 15 March 1920. [1] He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1894 to 1900 and again from 1905 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1919, representing the Young Finnish Party until 1918 and the National Progressive Party from 1918 to 1919.
Erkko founded Päivälehti in 1889. [2] He also edited the paper from 1890 to 1899. He was also the editor of Helsingin Sanomat (from 1908 to 1918 and again from 1920 until his death in 1927). He was the father of Eljas Erkko. [3] He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. [4]
Aatos Juho Michel Erkko was a Finnish newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and the main owner of the Sanoma Corporation and the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, of which he was also the editor in chief.
Eero Olavi Heinäluoma is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, he was replaced in the party's leadership by Jutta Urpilainen in June 2008. He was Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 2011–2015.
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Carl Johan Alexis Enckell was a Finnish politician, diplomat, officer and businessman.
Juho Heikki Vennola was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki, a member of the Parliament of Finland, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland twice.
Eero Heikki Lehti is a Finnish businessman, the chairman of the city council of Kerava, and was a member of the Finnish parliament since 2007 until 2019. He is the founder of Taloustutkimus Oy and also the chairman of the company's board of directors as well as the chairman of the Federation of Finnish Enterprises since 2002. Lehti is a member of the National Coalition Party.
Ilkka Olavi Suominen was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1992.
Matti Paasivuori was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party. Paasivuori was the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party on three occasions: 1909–1911, 1913–1917 and 1926–1930.
Aarne Sihvo was a Finnish general and politician.
Juho Eljas Erkko was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a foreign minister and negotiated with the Soviet Union before the Winter War started. Erkko's father was politician and journalist Eero Erkko and son journalist Aatos Erkko.
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Väinö Aleksander Hupli was a Finnish journalist and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1919 to 1922. He was Minister of Trade and Industry from 1926 to 1927 in the cabinet of Väinö Tanner.
Johan Helo was a Finnish lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was born and died in Helsinki.
Petter (Pekka) Wilhelm Heikkinen was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry from 17 December 1927 to 22 December 1928 and from 16 August 1929 to 4 July 1930, as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 21 March 1931 to 14 December 1932 and as Minister of Agriculture from 7 October 1936 to 15 August 1940. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922 and from 1924 to 1940, representing the Agrarian League. He served as the chairman of the Agrarian League from 1919 to 1940 and as Governor of Kuopio Province from 1940 to 1950.
Ilmo Severi Paananen was a Finnish civil servant and politician. He served as the Minister of Labour from 13 June to 30 November 1975.
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Karl Gustaf Söderholm was a Finnish legal scholar and politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 27 November 1918 to 15 August 1919, from 15 March to 28 June 1920 and from 4 July 1930 to 21 March 1931. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1904 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1913 and again from 1916 to 1917, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). He served as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland from 1923 to 1929 and as the Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University from 1933 to 1941.
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