Viljami Kalliokoski

Viljami Kalliokoski ( born May 15, 1894 in Halsua; † January 20, 1978 in Kokkola ) was a Finnish politician and 1940-1946 Chairman of the Country League.

Viljami Kalliokoski was born in 1894, the son of farmers Matti Kalliokoski and Kaisa Leena Kalliokoski in Halsua in western Finland Central Ostrobothnia. Viljami was self builders and practiced this profession until 1964. 1930 to 1938 he worked for the newspaper Keskipohjanmaa, besides, he was from 1945 to 1949 Managing Director of the Cooperative Pellervo - Seuratt.

Kalliokoski was for several decades a member of the Finnish Parliament for the Land League. In 1922 he was elected into it the first time. He remained thereon until 1945 in the Parliament. His second term of office lasted from 1948 until 1962. Kallio In Cabinet IV of his party colleagues Kyösti Kallio, he was Deputy Minister of Agriculture. After that, he was from 1940 to 1944 and later from 1954 to 1956 in various cabinets Agriculture Minister.

Within the Land League took Kalliokoski socially radical positions and was one of the decisive critics of the extreme right-wing Lapua Movement. He also advocated the retention of the prohibition in Finland, which was, however, ended with the Prohibition referendum in 1931. After the parliamentary elections in Finland 1945, he resigned after disputes with Urho Kekkonen from the office of party chairman. His successor in 1946 Vieno Sukselainen. In advance of the presidential election 1956 1954 Kalliokoski was proposed by the district association Central Ostrobothnia as a candidate. In an internal party vote but Kalliokoski Urho Kekkonen defeated with 10 votes to 62.