Veikko Helle Explained

Office:Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
Term Start:5 February 1976
Term End:31 January 1978
Predecessor:V. J. Sukselainen
Successor:Ahti Pekkala
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Term Start2:15 July 1970
Term End2:29 October 1971
Primeminister2:Ahti Karjalainen
Predecessor2:Päiviö Hetemäki
Successor2:Päiviö Hetemäki
Office3:Minister of Labour
Term Start3:31 December 1982
Term End3:6 May 1983
Primeminister3:Kalevi Sorsa
Predecessor3:Jouko Kajanoja
Successor3:Urpo Leppänen
Term Start4:23 February 1972
Term End4:4 September 1972
Primeminister4:Rafael Paasio
Predecessor4:Keijo Liinamaa
Successor4:Valde Nevalainen
Term Start5:15 July 1970
Term End5:29 October 1971
Primeminister5:Ahti Karjalainen
Predecessor5:Esa Timonen
Successor5:Keijo Liinamaa
Term Start6:1 March 1970
Term End6:14 May 1970
Primeminister6:Mauno Koivisto
Predecessor6:Position established
Successor6:Esa Timonen
Birth Name:Veikko Kullervo Helle
Birth Date:11 December 1911
Birth Place:Vihti, Grand Duchy of Finland
Death Place:Lohja, Finland
Party:Social Democratic

Veikko Kullervo Helle (11 December 1911 in Vihti – 5 February 2005 in Lohja) was a Finnish politician representing the Social Democrats.

Helle was originally a carpenter by trade and followed his father into municipal politics and later into the parliament. He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament from 1951 to 1983. He was four times a minister between 1970 and 1983 and the speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978.[1] Helle ran in the elections for SDP chairman in 1963, losing the post to Rafael Paasio. In the inner party politics, he represented the right-wing of the SDP.

He served as the minister of labor on four occasions between 1970 and 1983.[2]

Helle was a member of the Vihti municipal council for 51 years from 1936 to 1987, and was the chairman of the council 1958–1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edustajamatrikkeli . Eduskunta.
  2. Web site: Finnish Government - Ministers of Labor force. Valtioneuvosto.fi. 14 April 2018.