Valdemar Liljeström 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...

 trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 activist and politician. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland

Social Democratic Party of Finland

The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...

 and, after 1959, of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. He served as the chairman of the Finnish Metal Workers' Union (1947–1960), as Minister of Social Affairs in Karl-August Fagerholm's first cabinet

Karl-August Fagerholm's first cabinet

Karl-August Fagerholm's first cabinet was the 32nd government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from August 29, 1948 to March 17, 1950...

 (29 July 1948 - 4 March 1949), Deputy Minister of Public Works in Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet

Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet

Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet was the 41st government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from April 27, 1957 to November 29, 1957. It was Minority government....

 (2 September 1957 - 28 November 1957), Minister of Social Affairs in Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet

Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet

Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet was the 43rd government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from April 26, 1958 to September 29, 1958. It was caretaker government....

(26 April 1958 - 29 August 1958) and as a Member of Parliament (2 February 1955 - 11 November 1960).