Mihkel Pung
Estonian politician
Mihkel Pung (19 October [O.S. 7 October] 1876 in Vana-Põltsamaa Parish (now Põltsamaa Parish), Kreis Fellin – 11 October 1941 in Sevurallag [et], Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of the National Council (upper chamber) from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940.[1] Pung was Minister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested during the Soviet invasion of Estonia and sent to Sevurallag (Sosva lager), a Soviet gulag in Sverdlovsk Oblast. He died in imprisonment in 1941.
References
- ^ "Riigikogu juhatus". Riigikogu.
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Preceded by Office created | Chairman of the Bank of Estonia 1919 | Succeeded by Eduard Aule |
Preceded by | Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1932 | Succeeded by August Rei |
Preceded by Office created | Speaker of the National Council 1938–1940 | Succeeded by none |
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