Finnish politician
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.
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