Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate
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Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first government of the independent Kingdom of Finland
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The Senate's term spanned from November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918. The Senate sat in Vaasa
during the Finnish Civil War
from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was named as Vaasa Senate.
Kingdom of Finland (1918)
The Kingdom of Finland was an abortive attempt to establish a monarchy in Finland, following Finland's independence from Russia. Had the German Empire endured, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse would have been installed as King of Finland.-History:...
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The Senate's term spanned from November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918. The Senate sat in Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
during the Finnish Civil War
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...
from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was named as Vaasa Senate.
| Senator | Period of office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Senate 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... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Master of Justice affairs Onni Talas Onni Talas Onni Talas was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.-External links:*... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Master of Internal affairs Arthur Castrén Arthur Castrén Arthur Castrén was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Deputy Master of Internal Affairs Alexander Frey Alexander Frey (politician) Alexander Frey was a Finnish senator, bankman and was in the Finnish delegation of Treaty of Tartu between Finland and Russia. He was in Finnish parliament in 1917. Frey was a Chairman of the Board in Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki in 1928 - 1945.-External links:*... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Swedish People's Party |
| Master of Financial affairs Juhani Arajärvi Juhani Arajärvi Juhani Arajärvi was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Finnish Party Finnish Party The Finnish Party was a Fennoman conservative political party in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and independent Finland. Born out of Finland's language strife in the 1860s, the party sought to improve the position of the Finnish language in Finnish society... |
| Master of Church and Education affairs Emil Nestor Setälä |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Master of Agricultural affairs Kyösti Kallio Kyösti Kallio Kyösti Kallio was the fourth President of Finland . He was a prominent leader of the Agrarian League, and served as Prime Minister four times and Speaker of the Parliament six times.-Early life:... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Centre Party Centre Party (Finland) The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament... |
| Deputy Master of Agricultural affairs Eero Yrjö Pehkonen Eero Yrjö Pehkonen Eero Yrjö Pehkonen was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland. Pehkonen was minister of agriculture of Finland from 1920 until 1921and governor of the province of Oulu 1925-1948.... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Centre Party Centre Party (Finland) The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament... |
| Master of Transport and Public Works Jalmar Castrén Jalmar Castrén Jalmar Castrén was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Master of Trade and Industry affairs Heikki Gabriel Renvall |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland... |
| Master of Social affairs Oskari Wilho Louhivuori Oskari Wilho Louhivuori Oskari Wilho Louhivuori was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.... |
November 27, 1917–May 27, 1918 | Finnish Party Finnish Party The Finnish Party was a Fennoman conservative political party in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland and independent Finland. Born out of Finland's language strife in the 1860s, the party sought to improve the position of the Finnish language in Finnish society... |