Paavo Virkkunen Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edustajamatrikkeli . Eduskunta . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212180822/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?%7Bhnro%7D=911749&%7Bkieli%7D=su&%7Bhaku%7D=kaikki . 2012-02-12.
2. Web site: Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia. Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. 27 August 2016.