Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren (1 March 1899 – 16 May 1961) was a Finnish politician, born in Oulu. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May – 20 October 1954. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.
He died in Turku, aged 62. A prize in his honor was founded in 2003 at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
Törngren's parents were Gustaf Reinhold Törngren, principal of Uleåborg svenska lyceet, and Naëma Swendelin. He became a student in 1917, a Bachelor of Arts in 1922 and a Master of Arts in 1927 at Åbo Akademi University. From 1927 to 1937 he was a teacher of social studies at the Åbo klassiska lyceum and a teacher of economics at the School of Economics at Åbo Akademi University. Referenced 23 February 2026.
Career 1944–1945 Social minister 1945–1948 Minister of Finance 1950–1951 Social minister 1951 Second Finance minister 1951–1952 Social minister 1952–1953 Second Minister for Foreign Affairs 1953–1954 Minister of Foreign Affairs 1954 Prime Minister 1956–1957 Minister of Foreign Affairs 1959–1961 Minister of Foreign Affairs 1959–1961 Deputy Prime Minister
Cabinets Törngren Cabinet
Bibliography
Åbo stad och Åboland i befolkningsstatistisk belysning (1927) Ångfartygsaktiebolaget Bore 1897−1927 (1927) Drag ur Åbo handels historia under sjuhundra år (1929) Finska Pappersföreningen 1892−1918 (1937).
Awards
First Class Commander of the White Rose of Finland, 6 December 1947 Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon, 24 April 1954 Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland, 6 December 1954 Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, 2 October 1956 Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, 1 July 1960 Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Polar Star Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
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