Arvo Salminen

Arvo Ilmari Salminen (5 August 1896, in Pori – 26 July 1967, in Helsinki) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician.

Arvo Salminen

He was a member of the National Coalition Party (Finland) and was the chairman of the party in 1946–1954. He served in Parliament in 1945–1948 and again in 1951–1958. He also served as Finnish Minister of Education in the caretaker government from November 17, 1953 to May 5, 1954.

Salminen held a divinity degree as well as a law degree.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.