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Lennart Heljas
President of the Nordic Council
In office
1 January 1957 – 31 December 1957
Preceded byErik Eriksen
Succeeded byNils Hønsvald
Minister of Education
In office
17 March 1950 – 20 September 1951
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
Preceded byReino Oittinen
Succeeded byReino Oittinen
In office
26 May 1948 – 29 July 1948
Prime MinisterMauno Pekkala
Preceded byEino Kilpi
Succeeded byReino Oittinen
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
26 March 1946 – 26 May 1948
Prime MinisterMauno Pekkala
Preceded byMatti Janhunen
Succeeded byOnni Peltonen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
1 September 1939 – 21 July 1958
ConstituencyKuopio County
Personal details
Born
Lennart Albert Heljas

(1896-05-13)13 May 1896
Vyborg, Russia
Died8 March 1972(1972-03-08) (aged 75)
Kuopio, Finland
Political partyCentre

Lennart Albert Heljas (13 May 1896 – 9 March 1972) was a Finnish politician of the Centre Party, cabinet minister and Lutheran priest. He served as a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1939 to 1958, and was vice president of the parliament in 1946, 1954–1956 and in 1957. He served as Minister of Social Affairs from 1946 to 1948 and as Minister of Education in 1948 and from 1950 to 1951. He served as President of the Nordic Council in 1957.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lennart Heljas, Parliament of Finland
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