Finland: Presiding Officers of the Legislative Body: 1917-1919
The Eduskunta (Diet) began to exercise sovereign authority de facto by passing a resolution on appointment of a Council of Regency (27 Oct/9 Nov 1917), which was not implemented; the Eduskunta assumed sovereign authority de iure 2/15 Nov 1917 and continued to exercise some authority pertaining to a head of state until 18 May 1918. |
Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland |
23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 - 23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 |
Axel Johan Lille (president by age) |
23 Mar/5 Apr 1917 - 20 Jul/2 Aug 1917 |
Kullervo Akilles Manner |
20 Jul/2 Aug 1917 - 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 |
dissolution period |
20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 - 20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 |
vapaaherra (= friherre) Rabbe Axel Wrede af Elimä (president by age) |
20 Oct/2 Nov 1917 - 10 Aug 1918 |
Otto Johannes Lundson |
10 Aug 1918 - 27 Sep 1918 |
dissolution period |
27 Sep 1918 - 27 Sep 1918 |
Fredrik Waldemar Bergroth (president by age) |
27 Sep 1918 - 10 Oct 1918 |
Lauri Johannes Ingman |
10 Oct 1918 - 6 Nov 1918 |
dissolution period |
6 Nov 1918 - 6 Nov 1918 |
vapaaherra (= friherre) Rabbe Axel Wrede af Elimä (president by age)
(x) |
6 Nov 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 |
Ernst Fredrik Nevanlinna [1] |
Suomen eduskunnan ensimmäinen varapuhemies = Förste vice talman i Finlands lantdag | First Vice Speaker of the Diet of Finland (ex officio) |
11 Nov 1918 - 13 Nov 1918 |
Santeri Alkio [2] |
Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland |
13 Nov 1918 - 29 Nov 1918 |
Lauri Johannes Ingman
(x) |
Suomen eduskunnan ensimmäinen varapuhemies = Förste vice talman i Finlands lantdag | First Vice Speaker of the Diet of Finland (ex officio) |
29 Nov 1918 - 29 Nov 1918 |
Santeri Alkio
(x) |
Suomen eduskunnan puhemies = Talman i Finlands lantdag | Speaker of the Diet of Finland |
29 Nov 1918 - 28 Feb 1919 |
Paavo Eemil Virkkunen [3] |