Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate

Svinhufvud I Senate

1st Cabinet of Finland
Svinhufvud's first senate in 1917; Chairman P. E. Svinhufvud himself in the head of table.
Date formed27 November 1917 (1917-11-27)
Date dissolved27 May 1918 (1918-05-27)
People and organisations
Prime MinisterPehr Evind Svinhufvud
Total no. of members11
Member partiesYoung Finnish Party
Finnish Party
Agrarian League
RKP
People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partySDP
History
Election1917
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorPaasikivi I

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first Senate and de facto Government of independent Finland. Its term spanned November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918.

It sat in Vaasa during the Finnish Civil War from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was known as the Vaasa Senate during that time.

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