title: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate
text: # Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate
  
  Pehr Evind Svinhufvud's first senate was the first Senate and de facto Government of independent Finland. Its term spanned November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918.
  
  It sat in Vaasa during the Finnish Civil War from January 29 to May 3, 1918 and was known as the Vaasa Senate during that time.
  
  ## Assembly
  
  The following table displays the Senate's composition:
  
  | Senator | Period of office | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Chairman of the Senate Pehr Evind Svinhufvud | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Justice Onni Talas | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Internal Affairs Arthur Castrén | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Deputy Head of the Department for Internal Affairs Alexander Frey | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Swedish People's Party |
  | Head of the Financial Affairs Department Juhani Arajärvi | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Emil Nestor Setälä | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Agriculture Kyösti Kallio | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Agrarian League |
  | Deputy Head of the Department for Agriculture Eero Yrjö Pehkonen | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Agrarian League |
  | Head of the Department for Transport and Public Works Jalmar Castrén | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Trade and Industry Heikki Gabriel Renvall | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Young Finnish Party |
  | Head of the Department for Social Affairs Oskari Wilho Louhivuori | November 27, 1917 – May 27, 1918 | Finnish Party |
  