Mauri Ryömä (30 October 1911,

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– 28 November 1958) was a Finnish physician and politician.

Biography

He was a member of the

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, representing the

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(SDP) from 1936 to 1937 and the

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(SKDL) from 1945 until his death in 1958. He was imprisoned for political reasons from 1940 to 1944. After he was freed in 1944 as a result of the

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of 19 September 1944, he joined the SKDL and the

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(SKP). He was the son of Hannes Ryömä and he was married to Elvi Sinervo. He died in a car accident four months after having been reelected in the

1958 Finnish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 6 and 7 July 1958.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 The communist Finnish People's Democratic League emerged as the largest party, but was ...

References

Sources

* Hanski, Jari
Ryömä, Mauri.
''Kansallisbiografia-verkkojulkaisu.'' Studia Biographica 4. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1997. 1911 births 1958 deaths Politicians from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Communist Party of Finland politicians Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1936–1939) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–1954) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–1958) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–1962) Finnish people of World War II University of Helsinki alumni Road incident deaths in Finland Political prisoners in Finland Finnish prisoners and detainees {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub