Johan Wilhelm Rangell
Johan Wilhelm Rangell | |
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 Rangell in 1941 | |
| 15th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 4 January 1941 – 5 March 1943 | |
| President | Risto Ryti |
| Preceded by | Risto Ryti |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Linkomies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1894 Hauho, Finland |
| Died | 12 March 1982 (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | National Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Johan Wilhelm (Jukka) Rangell (25 October 1894 – 12 March 1982) was the Prime Minister of Finland from 1941 to 1943.[1]
Educated as a lawyer, he was a close acquaintance of President
Berlin Olympics, Rangell's political orientation was seen as pro-German.[2]
Peace of Moscow.[4] During Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler's state visit to Finland in August 1942, Rangell silenced Himmler's questions concerning the Jewish minority of Finland by famously stating: "Wir haben keine Judenfrage" ("We do not have a Jewish question").[4][5]
He served as the governor of the Bank of Finland from 1943 to 1944.[6]
In the
crimes against peace. He was pardoned in 1949. After his release, Rangell did not return to politics, but continued to work for the Finnish Olympic Committee and the IOC until 1967. He also belonged to the board of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki
bank.
Cabinets
References
- ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Sakari Virkkunen, Myrskyajan presidentti Ryti, Otava, Keuruu, 1985, pp. 68–70.
- ^ The olympics: A History of the Modern Games By Allen Guttmann, pg 74
- ^ a b Finland in the Second World War: Between Germany and Russia By Olli Vehviläinen, Gerard McAlester, pgs 85, 102, and 104
- ^ Virkkunen 1985, pp. 189–192.
- ^ "Board Members in the history of the Bank of Finland". Bank of Finland. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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