Olof Salmén (1927–28 May 2011) was a politician in
Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...
, an autonomous and
Swedish-speaking territory of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
.
*Member of the
Lagting Lagting, literally "Law Ting", can refer to:
*Lagting, the Parliament of Ã…land
*Lagting (Norway), the quasi-upper house of the Parliament of Norway from 1814 to 2009
*Løgting
The Løgting (pronounced ; ) is the unicameral parliament of t ...
(Ã…land parliament) 2001-2003
*Vice Lantråd (deputy premier) and Minister for finance 1999-2001
*Member of the Lagting (Ã…land parliament)1988-1999
*President of the Nordic Council 1996-1997
*Member of government 1980-1987
*Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 1979, 1971–1975
Salmén was president of the
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomo ...
1996–1997.
List of presidents
at the Nordic Council
See also
* Government of Ã…land
The Government of Ã…land () is the executive authority of Ã…land, an autonomous region of Finland. It is led by the Premier of Ã…land (), who is elected by the Parliament of Ã…land ().
Ã…land Premiers
* Carl Björkman (politician), Carl Björ ...
References
1927 births
2011 deaths
Members of the Parliament of Ã…land
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 4th Class
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