Rieti (''Fredrik Wilhelm'') Itkonen (5 March 1889,

Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, an ...

- 1 July 1951) was a Finnish

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solici ...

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ...

. He served as

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

Väinö Tanner's cabinet Väinö Tanner's cabinet was the 14th government of Finland, which existed from 13 December 1926 to 17 December 1927. It was a minority government led by Social Democratic Prime Minister Väinö Tanner. The cabinet's Deputy Minister of Social aff ...

(13 December 1926 - 12 April 1927) and as a Member of Parliament (1 April 1919 - 31 July 1929).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Itkonen, Rieti 1889 births 1951 deaths People from Lappeenranta People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Ministers of the Interior of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–1922) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1922–1924) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1924–1927) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1927–1929) University of Helsinki alumni