Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Politician
1943 –
Who is Lena Hjelm-Wallén?
Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament and she held several cabinet positions, starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date. A member of the Social Democratic party, she served as Minister for Education from 1982 to 1985, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002.
She has served as Chair of the governing Board of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.
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- Born
- Jan 14, 1943
Sweden - Also known as
- Lena Hjelm-Wallen
- Profession
- Education
- Uppsala University
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on July 23, 2013
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