Tero Lehtovaara

{{Short description|Finnish diplomat and lawyer}}

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Tero Heikki Mainio Lehtovaara (19 April 1937 – 29 May 2017)[http://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000005252538.html Tero Lehtovaaran muistokirjoitus Helsingin Sanomissa] was a Finnish diplomat, and law student with a law degree.{{cite book |author= Tolonen, Jaana (toim.) |title=Suomen lakimiehet – Finlands jurister 1988 |url= |location=Helsinki |publisher= Lakimiesliiton kustannus |pages= 555 |date= |isbn=|language=fi}}

Lehtovaara was a Finnish Ambassador to Havana from 1983 to 1987, Deputy Director of the Press and Culture Department from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1989 and Ambassador to Kuwait from 1989Facta 2001, Täydennysosa 1990, s. 339. WSOY 1990. to 1992 and to Abu Dhabi from 1989 to 1991 and the Foreign Affairs Counselor since 1992 after he retired.WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja, osa 4, s. 238. WSOY 1997.

Lehtovaara was born in Turku, and obtained his undergraduate degree from the Finnish Normal Lyceum in 1955. He graduated as a Bachelor of Law in 1960. Lehtovaara's spouse since 1960 was Marjatta (née Sallinen). His parents were PhD Juuso Mainio Lehtovaara and Pharmacist Helga Soveig (née Allén). He died in Porvoo, aged 80.