Rolf Witting
Rolf Witting | |
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Witting in 1943. | |
Minister of Transport and Public Works | |
In office 22 November 1924 – 31 March 1925 | |
Preceded by | Eero Hahl |
Succeeded by | Jalo Lahdensuo |
In office 4 July 1930 – 21 March 1931 | |
Preceded by | Kyösti Kallio |
Succeeded by | Juho Niukkanen |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 27 March 1937 – 5 March 1943 | |
Prime Minister | Risto Ryti Johan Wilhelm Rangell |
Preceded by | Väinö Tanner |
Succeeded by | Henrik Ramsay |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 September 1879 Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Died | 11 October 1944 Porvoon maalaiskunta, Finland | (aged 65)
Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Spouse | Ellen Julie Elise Neovius (1904–) |
Occupation | Politician, Professor, CEO |
Profession | Professor |
Rolf Johan Witting (30 September 1879 in Viipuri – 11 October 1944 in Porvoon maalaiskunta) was a Finnish oceanographist and politician, member of four of Finland's cabinets 1924–1943.[1]
Scientific career
[edit]Witting graduated as Abitur in 1897, Candidate of Philosophy in 1901, Master of Philosophy in 1907, Licentiate 1909 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1910.[1] He served as the director-general of the Finnish Institute of Marine Research from 1918–1936.[1]
Politics
[edit]He was elected as a Member of Parliament on 1 May 1924 from Uusimaa constituency.[1] He was deputy minister for Foreign Affairs 1934–1936, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs 1937–1943.[2]
Witting served in business life as a head of corporate government in the Hanken School of Economics, the Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters and the Geographical Society of Finland. Also he was as a member of corporate government in Teollisuushypoteekkipankki, Suomen pankkiyhdistys and Hufvudstadsbladet.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Rolf Witting: Kansanedustajana 1.5.1924–1.9.1927" (in Finnish). Eduskunta – edustajamartikkeli.
- ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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