August Ramsay

{{Short description|Finnish mathematician, banker and insurance executive}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = August Ramsay

| image = Das Fotoalbum für Weierstraß 046 (August Ramsay).jpg

| caption = Ramsay in 1884

| office = Minister of Finance

| term_start = 17 April 1919

| term_end = 15 August 1919

| predecessor = Kaarlo Castrén

| successor = Johannes Lundson

| birth_date = 15 March 1859

| birth_place = Dalsbruk, Dragsfjärd

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1943|07|23|1859|3|15}}

| death_place = Espoo

| party = Swedish People's Party

}}

August Ramsay (15 March 1859 – 23 July 1943) was a Finnish mathematician, banker and insurance executive.

Ramsay was promoted to doctor of philosophy from Imperial Alexander University in 1882. From 1891 Ramsay served as Finland's first insurance reviewer until 1895, when he became CEO of the Finnish Urban Mortgage Fund. From 1897 to 1899, Ramsay served as a member of the Finance Committee and the State Railways Committee. From May to August 1901, Ramsay was a member of the Senate of Finland. From November 1902, Ramsay served as the first managing director of the Mutual Fire Aid Association of Finnish Industrialists until 1913. From 1916 to 1939, Ramsay was a member of the board of directors of the same company and from 1940 to 1943 the chairman of the company's board of directors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.finanssivalvonta.fi/finanssivalvonta/organisaatio-ja-tehtavat/historia/|title=Historia|website=www.finanssivalvonta.fi}}

Ramsay represented his noble family of Scottish origin in the Diet of Finland from 1885 to 1906.{{Cite web|url=http://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=3336|title=BLF|website=www.blf.fi}}{{Cite web |url=https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p943 |title=August Ramsay |last=Landgrén |first=Lars-Folke |author-link=:fi:Folke Landgrén |date=18 July 2000 |website={{ill|BiographySampo|fi|Biografiasampo}} |language=fi |access-date=1 June 2024}}

Ramsay served as Minister of Finance for 121 days Kaarlo Castrén's Minority Government in 1919, representing the Swedish People's Party.{{Cite web|url=https://valtioneuvosto.fi/tietoa/historiaa/hallitukset-ja-ministerit/raportti/-/r/m2/441|title=Ramsay, August|website=Valtioneuvosto}} From 1923 to 1924, Ramsay served as the governor of the Bank of Finland and as the chairman of the executive board.{{Cite web|url=https://www.suomenpankki.fi/fi/suomen-pankki/organisaatio/johtokunta/suomen-pankin-johtokunnan-jasenet/|title=Johtokunnan jäsenet ja puheenjohtajat Suomen Pankin historiassa|first=Suomen|last=Pankki|website=Suomen Pankki}} Ramsay served as Member of Parliament for the Uusimaa constituency from 1 April 1919 to 4 September 1922.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi:443/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911324.aspx|title=August Ramsay|website=www.eduskunta.fi}}