Juho Heikki Vennola was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki

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, a member of the Parliament of Finland

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, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland

Prime Minister of Finland

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 for three times.

Vennola's first government was from August 15, 1919 to March 15, 1920 and his second one was from April 9, 1921 to June 2, 1922. He was also acting Prime Minister in the second government of Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad , December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the third President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Serving as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland, he played a major role in the movement for Finnish independence...

 from February 18 to March 21, 1931. He also served as assistant Minister of Treasury (1918–1919), Minister of Trade and Industry (1919), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1922–1924) and Minister of Treasury (1930–1931).

Vennola served as a member of the parliament from 1919 to 1930 and was a member of the Tarto Board of Peace in 1920.