Väinö Salovaara
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Väinö Salovaara
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.[1]
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- 1888 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Iitti
- People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1939–45)
- Finnish people of World War II