Helvi Sipilä
(1915-2009)
Finnish politician, lawyer and diplomat
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Helvi Linnea Aleksandra Sipilä (née Maukola; 5 May 1915 – 15 May 2009) was a Finnish diplomat, lawyer and politician. She was known as a promoter of women's rights, and was the first-ever female Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations. When Sipilä was appointed Assistant-Secretary-General in 1972, 97 per cent of United Nations senior management (D1 and above) was male. Sipilä also held a number of leadership positions in international civic organizations, including in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Zonta International and the International Council of Women.
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5 May 1915 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
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15 May 2009 (aged 94) Helsinki, Finland
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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