Juho Niukkanen
Finnish politician
Died when: 65 years 294 days (789 months)Star Sign: Leo
Juho Niukkanen (27 July 1888 in Kirvu – 17 May 1954 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War.
He was a member of parliament from 1916 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1954, and represented the Agrarian Party (Maalaisliitto).He served as a minister in many cabinets.
His most important office were as Minister of Finance on three occasions, and as Minister of Defence from 1937 to 1940.Juho Niukkanen was a favourite subject of many puns and jokes, because his name is derived from the adjective niukka (bare, meagre, economical).
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