Elisabeth Rehn

Finnish defence minister 1990–1995 and UN undersecretary general

Märta Elisabeth Rehn (née Carlberg; born 6 April 1935) is a Finnish politician. She is a Swedish-speaking Finn, and was a member of the Swedish People's Party. She was the Minister of Defence from 1990 to 1995. She was also an Undersecretary General of the United Nations from 1995 to 1999.

Rehn in May 2015

Rehn was born in Helsinki. She was married to Ove Rehn from 1955 until his death in 2004. They had four children. She has survived cancer twice.[1]

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  1. ""Syöpä ei ole maailmanloppu"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 5 July 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2017.

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