Lena Hjelm-Wallén

Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén (born 14 January 1943) is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) and she held several cabinet positions, starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date. A member of the Social Democratic party, she served as Minister for Education from 1982 to 1985, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002.[1]

Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Minister for Defence Acting
In office 30 September 2002 – 21 October 2002
Prime Minister	Göran Persson
Preceded by	Björn von Sydow
Succeeded by	Pär Nuder (Acting)
Minister for Justice Acting
In office 21 September 2000 – 11 October 2000
Prime Minister	Göran Persson
Preceded by	Laila Freivalds
Succeeded by	Thomas Bodström
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
In office 10 November 1995 – 21 October 2002
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson
Preceded by	Mona Sahlin
Succeeded by	Margareta Winberg
In office 16 February 1990 – 27 February 1990 Acting
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Kjell-Olof Feldt (Acting)
Succeeded by	Odd Engström
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 7 October 1994 – 7 October 1998
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson
Preceded by	Margaretha af Ugglas
Succeeded by	Anna Lindh
Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office 17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991
Prime Minister	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Britt Mogård
Minister for Education
In office 8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Jan-Erik Wikström
Succeeded by	Lennart Bodström
Minister for Schools
In office 4 January 1974 – 8 October 1976
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Britt Mogård
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-14) 14 January 1943 Sala, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ingvar Wallén
Alma mater	Uppsala University
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She has served as Chair of the governing Board of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.