Juho Vennola

Juho Heikki Vennola ( born June 19, 1872 in Oulu, † December 3, 1938 in Helsinki) was a Finnish economist, politician and Prime Minister.

Vennola, who was born as Juho Heikki Karhu, holds a degree in economics. Later he was a professor of economics at the University of Helsinki.

1918 to 1919 he was Deputy Finance Minister. He began his political career with the actual Elected to the Reichstag. There, he represented from 1919 to 1930, the interests of the National Progressive Party ( CEP ). From April to August 1919, he was Minister of Trade and Industry in the cabinet of Kaarlo Castrén.

On August 15, 1919, he succeeded him as prime minister. His first term lasted until 15 March 1920. From June to October 1920, he was among the delegation at the negotiations for the Treaty of Dorpat on. On 15 October 1920, Finland's independence was recognized in the borders of the Grand Duchy of Finland by the Treaty of Dorpat by the Bolshevik Soviet Union.

From April 9th ​​1921 to June 2, 1922 he was Prime Minister for the second time as a successor of Rafael Erich. Later he was from November 1922 to January 1924 Foreign Minister in the first cabinet of Kyosti Kallio.

Most recently he was from July 1930 to March 1931 Finance Minister and as such from 16 February to March 21, 1931 Office of the Prime Minister after the current incumbent Pehr Evind Svinhufvud was elected President of the Republic of Finland.