Valdemar (Vladimir) Liljeström (26 February 1902 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

– 11 November 1960,

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

activist and politician. He was at first a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ...

and, after 1959, of the

Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ...

. He served as the chairman of the

Metalworkers' Union The Metalworkers' Union ( fi, Metallityöväen Liitto, Metalli) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Finland. The first Metalworkers' Union in Finland was founded in 1899, but was banned in 1930. Later that year, a new ...

from 1947 until 1960, as Minister of Social Affairs in Karl-August Fagerholm's first cabinet (29 July 1948 - 4 March 1949), Deputy Minister of Public Works in

Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet was the 41st government of Republic of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with ...

(2 September 1957 - 28 November 1957), Minister of Social Affairs in Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet (26 April 1958 - 29 August 1958) and as a Member of Parliament (2 February 1955 - 11 November 1960).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Liljestrrom, Valdemar 1902 births 1960 deaths Finnish trade unionists Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Ministers of Social Affairs of Finland Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62)