Väinö Tanner

Väinö Tanner
10th Prime Minister of Finland
In office
13 December 1926 – 17 December 1927
PresidentLauri K. Relander
Preceded byKyösti Kallio
Succeeded byJuho Sunila
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 December 1939 – 27 March 1940
Prime MinisterRisto Ryti
Preceded byEljas Erkko
Succeeded byRolf Witting
Minister of Finance
In office
22 May 1942 – 8 August 1944
Prime MinisterJohan W. Rangell
Edwin Linkomies
Preceded byMauno Pekkala
Succeeded byOnni Hiltunen
In office
12 March 1937 – 1 December 1939
Prime MinisterAimo Cajander
Preceded byJuho Niukkanen
Succeeded byMauno Pekkala
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
3 July 1941 – 22 May 1942
Prime MinisterJohan W. Rangell
Preceded byToivo Salmino
Succeeded byUuno Takki
Personal details
Born(1881-03-12)12 March 1881
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died19 April 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 85)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeHietaniemi Cemetery
PartySocial Democratic
SpouseLinda Anttila
Children8
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Väinö Alfred Tanner (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋæi̯nø ˈalfred ˈtɑnːer]; 12 March 1881 – 19 April 1966; surname until 1895 Thomasson) was a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of Finland, and a pioneer and leader of the cooperative movement in Finland. He was Prime Minister of Finland in 1926–1927.