Claes-Johan Rudolf Andersson (30 May 1937 – 24 July 2019) was a
Swedish-speaking Finnish psychiatrist, author, poet, jazz musician, politician and member of the
Finnish Parliament
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The P ...
, representing the
Left Alliance and the
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League (, SKDL; , DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party. It was founded in 1944 as the anti-communist laws in Finland were repealed due ...
. He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1987 to 1999 and from 2007 to 2008, and served as the Minister of Culture in the
Lipponen I Cabinet.
His son
Ville Andersson is a Finnish
diplomat
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and former
footballer
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.
References
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Parliament of Finland: Claes Andersson
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1937 births
2019 deaths
Writers from Helsinki
Finnish People's Democratic League politicians
Left Alliance (Finland) politicians
Culture ministers of Finland
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–1995)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Finnish writers in Swedish
Finnish psychiatrists
Finnish jazz pianists
Articles containing video clips
Politicians from Helsinki
University of Helsinki alumni
Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize
21st-century pianists
Candidates for President of Finland
Swedish-speaking Finns