Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén (born 14 January 1943) is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament (
Riksdag
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...
) and she held several cabinet positions, starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date. A member of the
Social Democratic
Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...
party, she served as
Minister for Education from 1982 to 1985, as
Minister for Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between coun ...
from 1994 to 1998 and as
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...
from 1995 to 2002.
She has served as Chair of the governing Board of the
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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(IDEA), an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.
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Lena Hjelm-Wallenat the
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1943 births
Living people
People from Sala Municipality
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
Swedish Ministers for Foreign Affairs
Swedish Ministers for International Development Cooperation
Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats
Women government ministers of Sweden
Female defence ministers
Female foreign ministers
Uppsala University alumni
20th-century Swedish women politicians
21st-century Swedish women politicians
Female justice ministers
Swedish women diplomats
20th-century Swedish women
Swedish Ministers for Education