Urho Castrén

Urho Castrén
18th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
21 September 1944 – 17 November 1944
PresidentC. G. E. Mannerheim
Preceded byAntti Hackzell
Succeeded byJuho K. Paasikivi
Minister of Justice
In office
31 December 1925 – 13 December 1926
Prime MinisterKyösti Kallio
Preceded byOskar Lilius
Succeeded byVäinö Hakkila
Personal details
BornUrho Jonas Castrén
(1886-12-30)30 December 1886
Died8 March 1965(1965-03-08) (aged 78)
Helsinki, Finland
PartyNational Coalition
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Urho Jonas Castrén (30 December 1886, in Jyväskylä – 8 March 1965, in Helsinki) was a judge, serving for 27 years as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. During the constitutional crisis of 1944, Castrén, representing the National Coalition Party, became Prime Minister of Finland briefly.