Kaarlo Castrén
Kaarlo Castrén ( born February 28, 1860 in Turtola, † November 19, 1938 in Helsinki) was a Finnish banking expert, politician and Prime Minister.
Study and career
Castrén was born in 1860 when Karl Castrén in Lapland, the son of the pastor Johan Robert Castrén and his wife Ida Maria Susanna divers. Castrén holds a degree in Law, from which he graduated in 1887 with a Bachelor of Laws. Subsequently, he was from 1888 to 1892 official in the Department of Finance, Senate Department. He was also from 1888 to 1898 lawyer at Castrén & Snellman. From 1892 to 1904 he was a member of the Board of Kansallis - Osake bank. In 1909 he founded his own law firm in 1916 and also director of Kansallis - Osake - Pankki.
Political career
Castrén began his political career in 1894 with his election to the parliament, to which he also belonged from 1905 to 1906. From 1908 to 1909 he was first Senator for Civil Affairs in the then Senate of the Grand Duchy.
After independence, he joined the National Progressive Party ( CEP ) and was from November 1918 to April 1919 Minister of Finance in the first cabinet of Lauri Ingman. This he followed on 17 April 1919 at the Office of the Prime Minister. After his cabinet had submitted a proposal for the formation of future republican government, it came back on August 15, 1919.
Biographical sources and background information
- Biographical Notes on the homepage of the Finnish Government
- Siihvonen, Riitta ". The Vacant Throne The Question of Supreme Authority in Finland 1917-1919 ". Helsinki 1997
- Finnish history in stamps: Between the Wars (1919-1939)
Pehr E. Svinhufvud | Juho K. PAASIKIVI | Lauri Ingman | Kaarlo Castrén | Juho Vennola | Rafael Erich | Juho Vennola | Aimo K. Cajander | Kyösti Kallio | Aimo K. Cajander | Lauri Ingman | Antti Tulenheimo | Kyösti Kallio | Väinö Tanner | Juho Sunila | Oskari Mantere | Kyösti Kallio | Pehr E. Svinhufvud | Juho Sunila | Toivo Kivimäki | Kyösti Kallio | Aimo K. Cajander | Risto Ryti | Jukka Rangell | Edwin Linkomies | Antti Hackzell | Urho Castrén | Juho K. PAASIKIVI | Mauno Pekkala | Karl- August Fagerholm | Urho Kekkonen | Sakari Tuomioja | Ralf Törngren | Urho Kekkonen | Karl- August Fagerholm | Vieno Sukselainen | Berndt of Fieandt | Reino Kuuskoski | Karl- August Fagerholm | Vieno Sukselainen | Martti Miettunen | Ahti Karjalainen | Reino R. Lehto | John Virolainen | Rafael Paasio | Mauno Koivisto | Teuvo Aura | Ahti Karjalainen | Teuvo Aura | Rafael Paasio | Kalevi Sorsa | Keijo Liinamaa | Martti Miettunen | Kalevi Sorsa | Mauno Koivisto | Kalevi Sorsa | Harri Holkeri | Esko Aho | Paavo Lipponen | Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Matti Vanhanen | Mari Kiviniemi | Jyrki Katainen
- Prime Minister (Finland )
- Minister of Finance (Finland )
- Finn
- Born in 1860
- Died in 1938
- Man