Wäinö Wuolijoki

Hugo Robert Wäinö Wuolijoki (14 December 1872 in Hauho – 12 December 1947 in Hauho) was a Finnish politician, an agronomist, a master of philosophy, a minister and a member of parliament.

Career

Wuolijoki became an undergraduate in 1891, graduated as agronomist in 1896, Bachelor of Philosophy and Master of Science in 1900.^[1] The parents of Wuolijoki were Riding Farmer, or rider, Johan Robert Wuolijoki and Serafina Lagervik. His spouse was from 1911 Sylvia Adelaide Roschier. Wuolijoki's brother was a lawyer and politician Sulo Wuolijoki, whose spouse was a writer, politician and Hella Wuolijoki, general director of the Finnish Broadcasting Company.

Prior as Member of Parliament Wuolijoki worked as a teacher at the Mustiala Agricultural College in Häme in 1904–1905. During his first term of office, he served as a Harvester of Agriculture in 1906–1908.

Wuolijoki, a professor of mathematics, physics and chemistry in Helsinki, worked in 1908-1918 and as the second leader of Wholesale in 1922–1927.

Wuolijoki was a social democrat and he was a member of parliament. He was elected a member of Parliament from the southern constituency of Turku 1907–1909,^[1]

From the northern constituency of Häme County 1919-1921 and again from the southern constituency of Turku 1922–1926. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament in 1921-1922 and 1925; he was also the first Vice-President of Parliament in 1923 and the second Vice-Speaker 1924. He was a member of the committee in the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, acting as Parliamentary Banking Ombudsman and the Bank of Finland's auditor.

Wuolijoki was a member of the Senate Finance Department on 23 March 1917 - 31 July 1917. He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works in the minority Government of Väinö Tanner on 13 December 1926 to 15 November 1927.^[2]

After the end of the ministerial term, in the government of Väinö Tanner, Wuolijoki embarked on a diplomat. He served as Envoy of Finland to Berlin and Vienna from 1927 to 1933, in Oslo from 1933 to 1940 and in The Hague from 1933 to 1938.

Wuolijoki worked as a farmer in his home farm Hauho from 1911 to 1947 and a shorter period in Hyvinkää from 1918 to 1922.

Honors

In 1942, Wäinö Wuolijoki received a special ambassador and plenipotentiary of the honorary title granted by the President of the Republic.

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