Paavo Virkkunen
Finnish politician
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Paavo Eemil Virkkunen (27 September 1874 – 13 July 1959) was a Finnish conservative politician.
Virkkunen was born in Pudasjärvi. He was a member of the Finnish Party and was elected in the parliament in 1913, but joined the National Coalition Party in 1918.[1] He was five times the Speaker of the Parliament. He became the chairman of the party in 1932 following the six-year leadership of Kyösti Haataja.
He died in Pälkäne, aged 84, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[2]
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Preceded by Ernst Nevanlinna | Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1918 | Succeeded by Lauri Kristian Relander |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1923 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1926 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1928 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1929-1930 | Succeeded by |
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Chairmen of the National Coalition Party
- Hugo Suolahti
- E. N. Setälä
- Antti Tulenheimo
- Hugo Suolahti
- Kyösti Haataja
- Paavo Virkkunen
- Juho Kusti Paasikivi
- Pekka Pennanen
- Edwin Linkomies
- K. F. Lehtonen
- Arvo Salminen
- Jussi Saukkonen
- Juha Rihtniemi
- Harri Holkeri
- Ilkka Suominen
- Pertti Salolainen
- Sauli Niinistö
- Ville Itälä
- Jyrki Katainen
- Alexander Stubb
- Petteri Orpo
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