Väinö Veikko Salovaara (26 February 1888,

Iitti Iitti (; sv, Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population d ...

– 29 October 1964), until 1906 ''Sillfors'', was a

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chief engineer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 12 March 1937 to 2 September 1939 and as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 2 September 1939 to 17 November 1944. He was a member of the

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from 1939 to 1945, representing 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 ...

(SDP). He was the chairman of the SDP from 1942 to 1944.Eduskunta.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salovaara, Vaino 1888 births 1964 deaths People from Iitti People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Finland Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1939–1945) Finnish people of World War II