Johannes Lundson (12 October 1867 – 11 August 1939) was a Finnish politician of the

Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party ( or ) was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland. It began as an upper-class reformist movement during the 1870s and formed as a political party in 1894. ...

and National Progressive Party. He was born in

Leppävirta Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population den ...

. Lundson was the Speaker of the Parliament in 1917 and was chairing the session on 6 December 1917 when the declaration of independence was approved. Additionally, he served as

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

from August 1919 to March 1920. He died in

Salo Salo or Salò may refer to: Places Finland *Salo, Finland, a town in Western Finland **Salo sub-region, a subdivision of Finland Proper and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009 *An old name of Saloinen, a former municipality in Ostroboth ...

, aged 71.

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1867 births 1939 deaths People from Leppävirta Politicians from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Young Finnish Party politicians National Progressive Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of finance of Finland Members of the Diet of Finland Speakers of the Parliament of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–1919) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) University of Helsinki alumni {{NationalProgressivePartyFinland-politician-stub