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Paavo Eemil Virkkunen (27 September 1874 – 13 July 1959) was a Finnish conservative politician.

Virkkunen was born in Pudasjärvi. He was a member of the Finnish Party and was elected in the parliament in 1913, but joined the National Coalition Party in 1918.^[1] He was five times the Speaker of the Parliament. He became the chairman of the party in 1932 following the six-year leadership of Kyösti Haataja.

He died in Pälkäne, aged 84, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.^[2]

References

^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12.
^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Political offices
Preceded by Ernst Nevanlinna	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1918	Succeeded by Lauri Kristian Relander
Preceded by Wäinö Wuolijoki	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1923	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Wäinö Wuolijoki	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1926	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Kyösti Kallio	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1928	Succeeded by Kyösti Kallio
Preceded by Kyösti Kallio	Speaker of the Parliament of Finland 1929-1930	Succeeded by Juho Sunila

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[1] "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12.

[2] "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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