Pekka Kullervo Malinen was a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 diplomat

Diplomat

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Politician

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. He was a member of the People's Party of Finland. He served as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs (2 July 1957 - 2 September 1959), Deputy Minister of Finance (2 September 1957 - 29 November 1957) and Minister of Defence (2 September 1957 - 29 November 1957) in Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet

Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet

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In 1969-1974 served as Finnish Ambassador to Egypt

Egypt

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