Santeri Alkio

Santeri Alkio
President of the Centre Party of Finland
In office
1918–1919
Preceded byFilip Saalasti
Succeeded byPetter Vilhelm Heikkinen
Personal details
Born17 June 1862
Laihia, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died24 July 1930(1930-07-24) (aged 68)
Laihia, Finland
Political partyCentre Party
Spouse(s)Susanna Mannila (1884–1894), Anna Augusta Falenius (1896–1930)
Occupationpolitician, political ideologist
ProfessionWriter

Santeri Alkio (born Aleksander Filander; 17 June 1862 – 24 July 1930) was a Finnish politician, author and journalist. He is also considered to be the ideological father of the Finnish Centre Party.