About Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Born 1943. Lena Hjelm-Wallén is a Swedish diplomat and politician.
Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén (born 14 January 1943) is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) 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 (IDEA), an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.
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Who is Lena Hjelm-Wallén?
Swedish politician and government minister
When was Lena Hjelm-Wallén born?
Lena Hjelm-Wallén was born on 14 January 1943 in Sala parish.
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Lena Hjelm-Wallén is a diplomat and politician.
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Lena Hjelm-Wallén is Swedish.
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