Väinö Tanner

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Väinö Tanner (March 12, 1881 – April 19, 1966) was a pioneer and leader in the Co-op Movement in Finland, and Prime Minister of Finland from 1926 to 1927.

Tanner did not participate in the Finnish Civil War. When the war ended he became Finland's leading Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician, and a strong proponent of the parliamentary system. His main achievement was the rehabilitation of the SDP after the Civil War. Väinö Tanner served as Prime Minister (1926-1927), Minister of Finance (1937-1939), Foreign Minister (1939-1940), and after the Winter War Minister of Trade (1940-1942). This final move was due to Soviet pressure.

Väinö Tanner

Väinö Tanner's legacy in directing Finnish working class from revolutionary ideal towards pragmatic progress through democratic process. Under his leadership the Social democrats were trusted to form a minority government already less than 10 years after a bloody civil war. During President Relander's brief illness Tanner, who held the post of the prime minister, was even the acting President and Commande-In-Chief. And in this role he even received the parade of the White guards on the 10th anniversary of the White victory. This was perceived as rearkable developement at the time. During the 1930's social democrats formed several coalition governments with agrarian party. In the Winter war Väinö Tanner was the foreign minister. Väinö Tanner's leadership was very important in forming the grounds and creating the Spirit of the Winter War which united the nation.

To accommodate the Soviet Union when the Continuation War ended, Väinö Tanner was tried for responsibility for the war in February 1946, and sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

After the Continuation War, and while still in prison, Tanner became the virtual leader of a faction of the SDP which had strong support from the USA. This faction eventually came out on top after a great deal internal party strife lasting for much of the 1940s.

Preceded by Kyösti Kallio	Prime Minister of Finland 1926-1927	Succeeded by Juho Sunila
Preceded by Juho Niukkanen	Minister of Finance (Finland) 1937-1939	Succeeded by Mauno Pekkala
Preceded by Eljas Erkko	Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland) 1939-1940	Succeeded by Rolf Witting
Preceded by Berndt von Fieandt	Minister of Supply (Finland) 1940-1940	Succeeded by Väinö kotilainen
Preceded by Kaarlo Salmio	Minister of Trade (Finland) 1941-1942	Succeeded by Uuno Takki
Preceded by Mauno Pekkala	Minister of Finance (Finland) 1942-1944	Succeeded by Onni, Hiltunen