Santeri Alkio

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Santeri Alkio
President of the Centre Party of Finland
In office 1918–1919
Preceded by	Filip Saalasti
Succeeded by	Petter Vilhelm Heikkinen
Personal details
Born	17 June 1862 Laihia, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	24 July 1930(1930-07-24) (aged 68) Laihia, Finland
Political party	Centre Party
Spouse(s)	Susanna Mannila (1884–1894), Anna Augusta Falenius (1896–1930)
Occupation	politician, political ideologist
Profession	Writer

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.