Claes Andersson

Claes Andersson
Claes Andersson
Born(1937-05-30)30 May 1937
Helsinki, Finland
Died24 July 2019(2019-07-24) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationUniversity of Helsinki (Licentiate of Medicine, 1962)
Occupationspsychiatrist, author, poet, jazz musician, politician
Notable workVentil (1962)
Bakom bilderna (1972)
En mänska börjar likna sin själ (1983)
Spouses
  • Christina Forsten (m. 1959; div. 1970)
  • Katriina Kuusi (m. 1970)
Parents
  • Oscar Rudolf Andersson
  • Ethel Dorotea Hjelt
Awards
  • Längman Prize (1967, 1977)
  • State Prize for Literature (1968, 1973)

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, representing the Left Alliance and the Finnish People's Democratic League. 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.

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