Paavo Virkkunen

Paavo Eemil Virkkunen (27 September 1874 in Pudasjärvi – 13 July 1959 in Pälkäne) was a Finnish conservative politician.

He was a member of the Finnish Party and was elected in the parliament in 1914, but joined the National Coalition Party in 1919.^[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 is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.^[2]

References

↑ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
↑ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Political offices
Preceded by Ernst Nevanlinna	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1918	Succeeded by Lauri Kristian Relander
Preceded by Wäinö Wuolijoki	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1923	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Wäinö Wuolijoki	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1926	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Kyösti Kallio	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1928	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Kyösti Kallio	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1929-1930	Succeeded by Juho Sunila

Chairmen of the National Coalition Party

Hugo Suolahti E. N. Setälä Antti Tulenheimo Hugo Suolahti Kyösti Haataja Paavo Virkkunen Juho Kusti Paasikivi Pekka Pennanen Edwin Linkomies K. F. Lehtonen Arvo Salminen Jussi Saukkonen Juha Rihtniemi Harri Holkeri Ilkka Suominen Pertti Salolainen Sauli Niinistö Ville Itälä Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb Petteri Orpo

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 46427601 LCCN: no2002030983

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