About Olavi Saarinen
Lived 1923 – 1979 (aged 56). Olavi Saarinen was a Finnish politician.
Olavi Saarinen (18 October 1923, in Dragsfjärd – 30 November 1979) was a Finnish trade union activist and politician. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and, after 1959, of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. He served as a Minister of Social affairs and Health from 13 April 1962, to 17 October 1963, and as a Member of Parliament from 5 April 1966, to 22 March 1970.
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Who was Olavi Saarinen?
Finnish politician (1923-1979)
When was Olavi Saarinen born?
Olavi Saarinen was born on 18 October 1923 in Dragsfjärd.
When did Olavi Saarinen die?
Olavi Saarinen died on 30 November 1979 in Helsinki.
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Olavi Saarinen was a politician.
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Olavi Saarinen was Finnish.
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