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Meeri Kalavainen was born on 27 April, 1918 in Dubrovka, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Soviet Republic, is a Finnish politician (1918–2010). Discover Meeri Kalavainen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
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Taurus |
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27 April 1918 |
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27 April |
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Dubrovka, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Soviet Republic |
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27 October, 2010 |
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Helsinki, Finland |
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Russia
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Meeri Kalavainen Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Meeri Kalavainen Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Meeri Kalavainen worth at the age of 92 years old? Meeri Kalavainen’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from Russia. We have estimated Meeri Kalavainen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Meeri Sirka Kalavainen (27 April 1918 – 27 October 2010) was a Finnish politician.
Kalavainen was born in Dubrovka, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast in Soviet Russia, on 27 April 1918.
She grew up in Kotka, where she graduated from a vocational school in 1935.
She was involved in politics from a young age, becoming the chair of the youth arm of the Kotka Social Democratic Party (SDP) when she was 17 years old.
During World War II, Kalavainen was a bank teller at a workers' savings bank in Kymenlaakso from 1938 to 1945, after which she moved to Helsinki to work as an organizational secretary for the SDP's youth association.
From 1947 to 1948, she was a secretary at a union affiliate of the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions.
She represented Kymi in the Parliament of Finland as a member of the Social Democratic Party from 1948 to 1979.
In 1948, Kalavainen was elected to the Parliament of Finland to represent the constituency of Kymi as a member of the SDP.
She was also a presidential elector in the 1950, 1956, 1962, and 1968 elections.
She was a member of many parliamentary committees, including Education and Culture, Finance, Foreign Affairs, and the Grand Committee, and was a vice chair of the SDP parliamentary caucus from 1967 to 1979.
She was also the country's first minister of culture in the cabinet of prime minister Ahti Karjalainen from 1970 to 1971.
Prime minister Ahti Karjalainen appointed Kalavainen as minister of culture and second minister of education in his second cabinet in 1970.
She was the country's first minister of culture, and held the position until October 1971.
As minister, she promoted adult education in Finland, and worked to provide government funding for youth organizations and arts groups.
Kalavainen was also active in women's organizations.
She chaired the Federation of Social Democratic Women, a role in which she helped unite various divided factions of the women's branch of the party.
In 1972, she became the first president of the Council for Gender Equality, where she worked on issues of equal pay and access to child care.
She was re-elected eight times, serving continuously until 1979.
Kalavainen frequently worked on educational and cultural issues and policies.
Kalavainen died on 27 October 2010 in Helsinki, at the age of 92.
