Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate

First legislature of independent Finland, in session from 1917 to 1918

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Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first Senate and de facto Government of independent Finland. Its term spanned November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918.

It sat in Vaasa during the Finnish Civil War from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was known as the Vaasa Senate during that time.

Assembly

The following table displays the Senate's composition:


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Chairman of the Senate	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Head of the Department for Justice	Onni Talas	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Head of the Department for Internal Affairs	Arthur Castrén	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Deputy Head of the Department for Internal Affairs	Alexander Frey	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	RKP
Head of the Financial Affairs Department	Juhani Arajärvi	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Finnish
Head of the Department for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs	Emil Nestor Setälä	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Head of the Department for Agriculture	Kyösti Kallio	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Agrarian
Deputy Head of the Department for Agriculture	Eero Yrjö Pehkonen	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Agrarian
Head of the Department for Transport and Public Works	Jalmar Castrén	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Head of the Department for Trade and Industry	Heikki Gabriel Renvall	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Young Finnish
Head of the Department for Social Affairs	Oskari Wilho Louhivuori	November 27, 1918	May 27, 1918	Finnish

^ "Governments and Ministers since 1917". Finnish Government. Retrieved 2018-01-14.

Preceded byOffice established

Senate of Finland
November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918

Succeeded byPaasikivi I

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	Svinhufvud I Paasikivi I Ingman I Kaarlo Castrén Vennola I Erich Vennola II Cajander I Kallio I Cajander II Ingman II Tulenheimo Kallio II Tanner Sunila I Mantere Kallio III Svinhufvud II Sunila II Kivimäki Kallio IV Cajander III Ryti I Ryti II Rangell Linkomies Hackzell Urho Castrén Paasikivi II Paasikivi III Pekkala Fagerholm I Kekkonen I Kekkonen II Kekkonen III Kekkonen IV Tuomioja Törngren Kekkonen V Fagerholm II Sukselainen I Von Fieandt Kuuskoski Fagerholm III Sukselainen II Miettunen I Karjalainen I Lehto Virolainen Paasio I Koivisto I Aura I Karjalainen II Aura II Paasio II Sorsa I Liinamaa Miettunen II Miettunen III Sorsa II Koivisto II Sorsa III Sorsa IV Holkeri Aho Lipponen I Lipponen II Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I Vanhanen II Kiviniemi Katainen Stubb Sipilä Rinne Marin Orpo