Urho Castrén
Urho Castrén | |
|---|---|
| 18th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 21 September 1944 – 17 November 1944 | |
| President | C. G. E. Mannerheim |
| Preceded by | Antti Hackzell |
| Succeeded by | Juho K. Paasikivi |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 31 December 1925 – 13 December 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyösti Kallio |
| Preceded by | Oskar Lilius |
| Succeeded by | Väinö Hakkila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Urho Jonas Castrén 30 December 1886 Jyväskylä, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 March 1965 (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition |
Urho Jonas Castrén (30 December 1886, in Jyväskylä – 8 March 1965, in Helsinki) was a judge, serving for 27 years as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. During the constitutional crisis of 1944, Castrén, representing the National Coalition Party, became Prime Minister of Finland briefly.