Elfving's parents were the Mayor Karl Oskar Elfving and Jenny Sofia Nyman. Elfving's brother was Karl Oskar Elfving Younger (1872–1946) and sister teacher and writer Ester Ståhlberg (1870–1950) who was the second spouse of the President of the Republic of FinlandK. J. Ståhlberg since 1920.
Elfving graduated in agronomy in 1895, as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1911 and as a Licentiate in Philosophy (PhD) in 1915.
Elfving acted as a trustee, agricultural engineer, assistant to the county agronomist and as a consultant for agriculture until 1906, then until 1917 as an Inspector in the Settlement Board and as the Chief Executive of the Settlement Board in 1917–1926.
Elfving was part of the governing bodies of several agricultural organizations and foundations and participated in state committees. In 1917 he was chairman of the settlement committee and some reindeer herders' commissions.
Between 1926 and 1930 Elfving was the Finnish Envoy in Oslo. Later he returned to cultivate his own farm, but at the same time he was responsible for the management of some large farms.
Elfving's spouse since 1909 was Aini Maria née Borg (born 1930).[2] Their son Östen Elfving Jr was member of the Supreme Court[3] and their other son Gustaf Elfving (born 1919) was a physician specializing in surgery.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Ministerin tiedot Elfving, Karl Östen". Valtioneuvosto.
^Suomen lakimiehet 1970. Helsinki: Suomen Lakimiesliiton Kustannus.
^Juhani Kirpilä, Sisko Motti, Anna-Marja Oksa (1963). Suomen lääkärit 1962 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Lääkäriliitto. p. 79.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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östen, elfving, karl, 1874, vaasa, july, 1936, boden, sweden, finnish, agricultural, expert, politician, minister, agriculturein, office, june, 1922, november, 1922prime, ministeraimo, kaarlo, cajanderpreceded, bykyösti, kalliosucceeded, byjuho, sunilain, offi. Karl Osten Elfving 27 May 1874 Vaasa 25 July 1936 Boden Sweden was a Finnish agricultural expert and politician Osten ElfvingMinister of AgricultureIn office 2 June 1922 14 November 1922Prime MinisterAimo Kaarlo CajanderPreceded byKyosti KallioSucceeded byJuho SunilaIn office 18 January 1924 31 May 1924Prime MinisterAimo Kaarlo CajanderPreceded byJuho SunilaSucceeded byJalo LahdensuoPersonal detailsBorn 1874 05 25 25 May 1874VaasaDied25 July 1936 1936 07 25 aged 62 Boden SwedenPolitical partyIndependentSpouse s Aini Maria from 1909 Elfving s parents were the Mayor Karl Oskar Elfving and Jenny Sofia Nyman Elfving s brother was Karl Oskar Elfving Younger 1872 1946 and sister teacher and writer Ester Stahlberg 1870 1950 who was the second spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland K J Stahlberg since 1920 Elfving graduated in agronomy in 1895 as a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1911 and as a Licentiate in Philosophy PhD in 1915 Elfving acted as a trustee agricultural engineer assistant to the county agronomist and as a consultant for agriculture until 1906 then until 1917 as an Inspector in the Settlement Board and as the Chief Executive of the Settlement Board in 1917 1926 Elfving was part of the governing bodies of several agricultural organizations and foundations and participated in state committees In 1917 he was chairman of the settlement committee and some reindeer herders commissions He served as Minister of Agriculture at Cajander I and Cajander II governments in 1924 both as independent minister 1 Between 1926 and 1930 Elfving was the Finnish Envoy in Oslo Later he returned to cultivate his own farm but at the same time he was responsible for the management of some large farms Elfving s spouse since 1909 was Aini Maria nee Borg born 1930 2 Their son Osten Elfving Jr was member of the Supreme Court 3 and their other son Gustaf Elfving born 1919 was a physician specializing in surgery 4 References edit Ministerin tiedot Elfving Karl Osten Valtioneuvosto Suomen lakimiehet 1970 Helsinki Suomen Lakimiesliiton Kustannus Facta 2001 osa 4 p 85 WSOY 1981 Juhani Kirpila Sisko Motti Anna Marja Oksa 1963 Suomen laakarit 1962 in Finnish Helsinki Suomen Laakariliitto p 79 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osten Elfving amp oldid 1189855404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
