Juho Vennola | |
Office: | 5th Prime Minister of Finland[1] |
Term Start: | 9 April 1921 |
Term End: | 2 June 1922 |
President: | K. J. Ståhlberg |
Predecessor: | Rafael Erich |
Successor: | Aimo Cajander |
Term Start2: | 15 August 1919 |
Term End2: | 15 March 1920 |
President2: | K. J. Ståhlberg |
Predecessor2: | Kaarlo Castrén |
Successor2: | Rafael Erich |
Office3: | Minister of Finance |
Term Start3: | 4 July 1930 |
Term End3: | 21 March 1931 |
Primeminister3: | P. E. Svinhufvud |
Predecessor3: | Tyko Reinikka |
Successor3: | Kyösti Järvinen |
Office4: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start4: | 14 November 1922 |
Term End4: | 18 January 1924 |
Primeminister4: | Kyösti Kallio |
Predecessor4: | Carl Enckell |
Successor4: | Carl Enckell |
Office5: | Minister of Trade and Industry |
Term Start5: | 17 April 1919 |
Term End5: | 15 August 1919 |
Primeminister5: | Kaarlo Castrén |
Predecessor5: | Julius Stjernvall |
Successor5: | Eero Erkko |
Office6: | Member of the Finnish Parliament |
Term Start6: | 1 April 1919 |
Term End6: | 20 October 1930 |
Constituency6: | Uusimaa |
Birth Name: | Juho Heikki Vennola |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1872 |
Birth Place: | Oulu, Finland |
Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Party: | National Progressive |
Juho Heikki Vennola (originally Karhu, 19 June 1872 – 3 December 1938) was Professor of National Economics at the University of Helsinki, a member of the Parliament of Finland, and a politician from the National Progressive Party, who served as Prime Minister of Finland twice.[2]
Vennola's first government was from 15 August 1919 to 15 March 1920 and his second one was from 9 April 1921 to 2 June 1922. He was also acting Prime Minister in the second government of Pehr Evind Svinhufvud from 18 February to 21 March 1931. He also served as Deputy Minister of Finance (1918–1919), Minister of Trade and Industry (1919),[3] Minister of Foreign Affairs (1922–1924)[4] and Minister of Finance (1930–1931).[5]
Vennola, who was born in Oulu, served as a member of the parliament from 1919 to 1930 and was a member of the Tartu Board of Peace in 1920. He died in Helsinki, aged 66.