Educated as a lawyer, he was a close acquaintance of President Risto Ryti before the war, and made his initial career as a banker in the Bank of Finland.[2] He played a role in the efforts at a 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) retracted the original choice of Tokyo.[3] After the resignation of President Kyösti Kallio during the Interim Peace, Risto Ryti was elected by the Electoral College as the new president of Finland on December 19, 1940, and Rangell rose to the position of Prime Minister. In office, Rangell's expertise and influence dealt mainly with economic issues, while more important foreign policy power rested on Commander-in-Chief Mannerheim, President Ryti and Foreign Minister Witting.[2] Due to his connections to the IOC following the Berlin Olympics, Rangell's political orientation was seen as pro-German.[2]
johan, wilhelm, rangell, johan, wilhelm, jukka, rangell, october, 1894, march, 1982, prime, minister, finland, from, 1941, 1943, rangell, 194115th, prime, minister, finlandin, office, january, 1941, march, 1943presidentristo, rytipreceded, byristo, rytisucceed. Johan Wilhelm Jukka Rangell 25 October 1894 12 March 1982 was the Prime Minister of Finland from 1941 to 1943 1 Johan Wilhelm RangellRangell in 194115th Prime Minister of FinlandIn office 4 January 1941 5 March 1943PresidentRisto RytiPreceded byRisto RytiSucceeded byEdwin LinkomiesPersonal detailsBorn25 October 1894Hauho FinlandDied12 March 1982 1982 03 12 aged 87 Helsinki FinlandPolitical partyNational Progressive PartyAlma materUniversity of HelsinkiProfessionLawyerEducated as a lawyer he was a close acquaintance of President Risto Ryti before the war and made his initial career as a banker in the Bank of Finland 2 He played a role in the efforts at a 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki after the International Olympic Committee IOC retracted the original choice of Tokyo 3 After the resignation of President Kyosti Kallio during the Interim Peace Risto Ryti was elected by the Electoral College as the new president of Finland on December 19 1940 and Rangell rose to the position of Prime Minister In office Rangell s expertise and influence dealt mainly with economic issues while more important foreign policy power rested on Commander in Chief Mannerheim President Ryti and Foreign Minister Witting 2 Due to his connections to the IOC following the Berlin Olympics Rangell s political orientation was seen as pro German 2 Rangell s cabinet s belligerent actions in the Continuation War enjoyed the support of the Parliament He defended the occupation of East Karelia and the regaining of the areas ceded in the Peace of Moscow 4 During Reichsfuhrer 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 war responsibility trials Rangell was convicted for 6 years of prison in February 1946 for alleged 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 EditRangell CabinetReferences Edit 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 Vehvilainen 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 External links EditNewspaper clippings about Johan Wilhelm Rangell in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWPolitical officesPreceded byRisto Ryti Prime Minister of Finland1941 1943 Succeeded byEdwin LinkomiesGovernment officesPreceded byRisto Ryti Governor of the Bank of Finland1943 1944 Succeeded byRisto Ryti Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johan Wilhelm Rangell amp oldid 1174093025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
