Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate
Svinhufvud I Senate | |
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 Svinhufvud's first senate in 1917; Chairman P. E. Svinhufvud himself in the head of table. | |
| Date formed | 27 November 1917 |
| Date dissolved | 27 May 1918 |
| People and organisations | |
| Prime Minister | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud |
| Total no. of members | 11 |
| Member parties | Young Finnish Party Finnish Party Agrarian League RKP People's Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | SDP |
| History | |
| Election | 1917 |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Paasikivi I |
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Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first Senate and de facto Government of independent Finland. Its term spanned November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918.[1][2]
It sat in Vaasa during the Finnish Civil War from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was known as the Vaasa Senate during that time.
Assembly
The following table displays the Senate's composition:[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chairman of the Senate | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Justice | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Internal Affairs | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Deputy Head of the Department for Internal Affairs | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | RKP | ||
| Head of the Financial Affairs Department | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Agriculture | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Agrarian | ||
| Deputy Head of the Department for Agriculture | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Agrarian | ||
| Head of the Department for Transport and Public Works | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Trade and Industry | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish | ||
| Head of the Department for Social Affairs | November 27, 1918 | May 27, 1918 | Finnish | ||
References
- ^ a b "Governments and Ministers since 1917". Finnish Government. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "1. Svinhufvud". Finnish Government. Retrieved 14 June 2025.