Mauritz Rosenberg (1879–1941) was a Finnish politician who served as vice president and finance minister of the Terijoki government during the Finnish Democratic Republic.

Biography

Rosenberg was born in Turku in 1879.[1] He worked as a locomotive driver and newspaper editor.[1] Rosenberg was a member of the Finnish Communist Party.[2] He was arrested and detained until 1934.[3] Following his release he settled in the Soviet Union.[3]

In the period between 1 December 1939 and 12 March 1940 Rosenberg served as vice president and finance minister in the cabinet, known as Terijoki government, led by Otto Wille Kuusinen.[4] Rosenberg died in 1941.[1]

His son, Gösta Rosenberg, was a member of the Parliament for the Communist Party between 1945 and 1966.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rosenberg, Mauritz" (in Finnish). Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ↑ John H. Hodgson (March 1970). "The Finnish Communist Party". Slavic Review. 29 (1): 74. doi:10.2307/2493091. JSTOR 2493091. S2CID 163842405.
  3. 1 2 3 "Terijoen hallitus ja SKDL". Agricolan uutis (in Finnish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Jukka Halonen (27 November 2019). "Terijoen teatteri". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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