Erkki Paavolainen (17 May 1890, Kivennapa – 18 March 1960,

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) was a

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journalist, educationist and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 3 March to 20 October 1932. Paavolainen served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1924 to 1927, from 1929 to 1933, from 1936 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1951, representing the

National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...

. He was the younger brother of Pekka Paavolainen and the father of

Jaakko Paavolainen Jaakko Paavolainen (23 July 1926, Pobeda, Leningrad Oblast, Kanneljärvi – 30 October 2007, Helsinki), was a Finland, Finnish historian, PhD 1966. He became professor in history at the University of Turku 1986–1989. Jaakko Paavolainen publish ...

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