Urho Castrén

Urho Jonas Castrén (born December 30, 1886 in Jyväskylä , † March 8, 1965 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish politician and Prime Minister.

The law graduate was President of the Supreme Administrative Court and from December 1925 to December 1926 Minister of Justice in Kyösti Kallio's cabinet .

From September 21 to November 17, 1944, Castrén, who belonged to the National Collection Party (Kokoomus), was Prime Minister of a transitional government. The armistice agreement with the Soviet Union was signed two days before he took office .

Web links

Biographical notes on the Finnish government website
Cabinet Ministerial List 1944
Finnish History in Postage Stamps: World War 2 (1939-1945)
Hard terms. Article in TIME magazine on October 2, 1944

personal data
SURNAME	Castrén, Urho
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Castrén, Urho Jonas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 30, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jyväskylä
DATE OF DEATH	March 8, 1965
Place of death	Helsinki