Lauri Hjelt

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Lauri Hjelt
Ambassador of Finland to Spain
In office
1961-1966
Ambassador of Foreign Affairs
In office
1959-1961
Ambassador of Finland to Belgium
In office
1957-1959
Personal details
Born
Otto Lauri Mikael Hjelt

(1900-09-04)4 September 1900
Tuusula, Finland
Died3 October 1972(1972-10-03) (aged 72)

Otto Lauri Mikael Hjelt (4 September 1900 Tuusula[1] −3 October 1972[2]) was a Finnish diplomat, a master of philosophy.

Hjelt was employed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1924–1932 and again in 1939. He served as the division chief in 1944–1946 and as the head of the newspaper office in 1946–1949. Between 1949 and 1951, he was the Consul General of Finland in Gothenburg and in 1951–1957 he served as a Chancellor in Budapest. Hjelt was Ambassador to Brussels in 1957–1959; Ambassador of Foreign Affairs, 1959–1961; and Ambassador to Madrid 1961–1966.[3][4]

Hjelt's father was Arthur Hjelt.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Otavan Iso tietosanakirja, osa 3, palsta 792. Helsinki: Otava, 1962.
  2. ^ Mitä Missä Milloin, Kansalaisen vuosikirja 1974, s. 84. Helsinki: Otava, 1973.
  3. ^ a b Facta2001, WSOY 1981, 6. osa, palsta 113
  4. ^ Yrjö Blomstedt ja Matti Klinge (toim.): Paasikiven päiväkirjat, osa 2, s. 581. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1986.