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Veikko Helle

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Veikko Helle
Helle to the left.
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office
5 February 1976 – 31 January 1978
Preceded byV. J. Sukselainen
Succeeded byAhti Pekkala
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
15 July 1970 – 29 October 1971
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Preceded byPäiviö Hetemäki
Succeeded byPäiviö Hetemäki
Minister of Labour
In office
31 December 1982 – 6 May 1983
Prime MinisterKalevi Sorsa
Preceded byJouko Kajanoja
Succeeded byUrpo Leppänen
In office
23 February 1972 – 4 September 1972
Prime MinisterRafael Paasio
Preceded byKeijo Liinamaa
Succeeded byValde Nevalainen
In office
15 July 1970 – 29 October 1971
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Preceded byEsa Timonen
Succeeded byKeijo Liinamaa
In office
1 March 1970 – 14 May 1970
Prime MinisterMauno Koivisto
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEsa Timonen
Personal details
Born
Veikko Kullervo Helle

(1911-12-11)11 December 1911
Vihti, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died5 February 2005(2005-02-05) (aged 93)
Lohja, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic

Veikko Kullervo Helle (11 December 1911 in Vihti – 5 February 2005 in Lohja) was a Finnish politician representing the Social Democrats.

Helle was originally a carpenter by trade and followed his father into municipal politics and later into the parliament. He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament from 1951 to 1983. He was four times a minister between 1970 and 1983 and the speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978.[1] Helle ran in the elections for SDP chairman in 1963, losing the post to Rafael Paasio. In the inner party politics, he represented the right-wing of the SDP.

He served as the minister of labor on four occasions between 1970 and 1983.[2]

Helle was a member of the Vihti municipal council for 51 years from 1936 to 1987, and was the chairman of the council 1958–1976.

References

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  1. ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
  2. ^ "Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor force". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
1976–1978
Succeeded by