Heikki Ritavuori

Heikki Ritavuori

Heikki Ritavuori (previously known as Henrik Rydman; 23 March 1880 – 14 February 1922) was a Finnish lawyer, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland and Minister of the Interior. He was the closest colleague of President K. J. Ståhlberg and was Minister of the Interior in J. H. Vennola's first and second cabinets from 1919 to 1922 for a total of 526 days.[1] Heikki Ritavuori is a unique figure in Finland's political history because he is not remembered for his life's work, but instead for its end. Minister Ritavuori was shot dead at the door to his home in Helsinki in February 1922.[2]

  1. ^ "Ministers of the Interior since 1917". Finnish Government. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ministeri Heikki Ritavuori murhattu". Tuleva Suomi (in Finnish). No. 1–2. Edistysseurojen Kustannus. 1922. p. 3. Retrieved August 6, 2021.