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Lennart Heljas

Finnish politician

Lennart Heljas

President of the Nordic Council
In office 1 January 1957 – 31 December 1957
Preceded by	Erik Eriksen
Succeeded by	Nils Hønsvald
Minister of Education
In office 17 March 1950 – 20 September 1951
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Reino Oittinen
Succeeded by	Reino Oittinen
In office 26 May 1948 – 29 July 1948
Prime Minister	Mauno Pekkala
Preceded by	Eino Kilpi
Succeeded by	Reino Oittinen
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 26 March 1946 – 26 May 1948
Prime Minister	Mauno Pekkala
Preceded by	Matti Janhunen
Succeeded by	Onni Peltonen
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office 1 September 1939 – 21 July 1958
Constituency	Kuopio County

Personal details
Born	Lennart Albert Heljas (1896-05-13)13 May 1896 Vyborg, Russia
Died	8 March 1972(1972-03-08) (aged 75) Kuopio, Finland
Political party	Centre

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]