Mihkel Pung (19 October [O.S. 7 October] 1876 in Vana-Põltsamaa Parish (nowPõltsamaa Parish),Kreis Fellin – 11 October 1941 inSevurallag [et],Sverdlovsk Oblast) was anEstonian politician and a formerMinister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of theNational Council (upper chamber) from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940.[1] Pung wasMinister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested during theSoviet annexation of Estonia and sent to Sevurallag (Sosva lager), a Sovietgulag inSverdlovsk Oblast. He died in imprisonment in 1941.
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Preceded by Office created | Chairman of theBank of Estonia 1919 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1932 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Office created | Speaker of theNational Council 1938–1940 | Succeeded by none |
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