About Mauno Pekkala
Lived 1890 – 1952 (aged 62). Mauno Pekkala was a Finnish politician.
Mauno Pekkala (27 January 1890 – 30 June 1952) was a Finnish statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister from 1946 to 1948. Mauno Pekkala was the brother of Eino Pekkala.
Pekkala was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and member of several wartime cabinets as Minister of Finance from December 1939 to February 1942. Pekkala left the party after the Continuation War.
After the war, Pekkala joined the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL), an alliance of communists, socialists and social democrats. He served as the Minister of Defence between April 1945 and March 1946.
He was candidate in the 1950 presidential election, but lost to J. K. Paasikivi. Pekkala also belonged to the Socialist Unity Party which worked inside the SKDL.
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Who was Mauno Pekkala?
Finnish politician and Prime Minister (1890–1952)
When was Mauno Pekkala born?
Mauno Pekkala was born on 27 January 1890 in Sysmä.
When did Mauno Pekkala die?
Mauno Pekkala died on 30 June 1952 in Helsinki.
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Mauno Pekkala was a politician.
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Mauno Pekkala was Finnish.
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