Rolf Witting

Rolf Witting
Witting in 1943.
Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office 22 November 1924 – 31 March 1925
Preceded by	Eero Hahl
Succeeded by	Jalo Lahdensuo
In office 4 July 1930 – 21 March 1931
Preceded by	Kyösti Kallio
Succeeded by	Juho Niukkanen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 27 March 1937 – 5 March 1943
Prime Minister	Risto Ryti Johan Wilhelm Rangell
Preceded by	Väinö Tanner
Succeeded by	Henrik Ramsay
Personal details
Born	30 September 1879 Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	11 October 1944(1944-10-11) (aged 65) Porvoon maalaiskunta, Finland
Political party	Swedish People's Party
Spouse	Ellen Julie Elise Neovius (1904–)
Occupation	Politician, Professor, CEO
Profession	Professor

Rolf Johan Witting (30 September 1879 in Viipuri – 11 October 1944 in Porvoon maalaiskunta) was a Finnish oceanographist and politician, member of four of Finland's cabinets 1924–1943.

Scientific career

Witting graduated as Abitur in 1897, Candidate of Philosophy in 1901, Master of Philosophy in 1907, Licentiate 1909 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1910. He served as the director-general of the Finnish Institute of Marine Research from 1918–1936.

Politics

He was elected as a Member of Parliament on 1 May 1924 from Uusimaa constituency. He was deputy minister for Foreign Affairs 1934–1936, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs 1937–1943.

Witting served in business life as a head of corporate government in the Hanken School of Economics, the Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters and the Geographical Society of Finland. Also he was as a member of corporate government in Teollisuushypoteekkipankki, Suomen pankkiyhdistys and Hufvudstadsbladet.