About Väinö Salovaara
Lived 1888 – 1964 (aged 76). Väinö Salovaara was a Finnish politician.
Väinö Veikko Salovaara (26 February 1888, Iitti – 29 October 1964), until 1906 Sillfors, was a Finnish chief engineer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 12 March 1937 to 2 September 1939 and as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 2 September 1939 to 17 November 1944. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1939 to 1945, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was the chairman of the SDP from 1942 to 1944.
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Who was Väinö Salovaara?
Finnish chief engineer and politician
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Väinö Salovaara was born on 26 February 1888 in Iitti.
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Väinö Salovaara died on 29 October 1964 in Helsinki.
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Väinö Salovaara was a politician.
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Väinö Salovaara was Finnish.
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