Minister of Justice (Finland)
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List of Ministers of Justice
| Period of Office | Minister of Justice |
|---|---|
| 1917—1918 | Onni Talas Onni Talas Onni Talas was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.-External links:*... |
| 1918—1919 | Karl Söderholm |
| 1919—1920 | Henrik Kahelin |
| 1920 | Heikki Ritavuori Heikki Ritavuori Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman , was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice... |
| 1920 | Karl Söderholm |
| 1920—1921 | Hjalmar Granfelt |
| 1921—1922 | Heimo Helminen |
| 1922 | Albert von Hellens |
| 1922 | Oskar Lilius |
| 1922—1923 | Otto Åkesson |
| 1923—1924 | Elias Sopanen |
| 1924 | Oskar Lilius |
| 1924—1925 | Albert von Hellens |
| 1925 | Oskar Lilius |
| 1925—1926 | Urho Castrén Urho Castrén Urho Jonas Castrén was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party and Prime Minister of Finland in 1944.... |
| 1926—1927 | Väinö Hakkila Väinö Hakkila Väinö Hakkila was a Finnish politician from Social Democratic Party of Finland.Hakkila was elected into Parliament for terms of 1919 – 1945 and 1948 – 1957. He was deputy speaker from 1929 to 1932 and speaker of the parliament from 1936 to 1945, including wartime period... |
| 1927—1928 | Torsten Malinen |
| 1928—1929 | Anton Kotonen |
| 1929 | Oiva Huttunen |
| 1929—1930 | Elieser Kaila |
| 1930—1931 | Karl Söderholm |
| 1931—1932 | Toivo Mikael Kivimäki Toivo Mikael Kivimäki Toivo Mikael Kivimäki , J.D., was head of the department of civil law at Helsinki University 1931–1956, Prime Minister of Finland 1932–1936, and Finland's ambassador to Berlin 1940–1944 .... |
| 1932—1933 | Hugo Malmberg |
| 1933—1936 | Eric Serlachius |
| 1936 | Emil Jatkola |
| 1936—1937 | Urho Kekkonen Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen... |
| 1937—1938 | Arvi Ahmavaara |
| 1938—1939 | Albin Ewald Rautavaara |
| 1939—1940 | Johan Otto Söderhjelm |
| 1940—1944 | Oskari Lehtonen |
| 1944 | Ernst von Born |
| 1944—1946 | Urho Kekkonen Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen... |
| 1946—1948 | Eino Pekkala |
| 1948—1950 | Tauno Suontausta |
| 1950—1951 | Heikki Kannisto |
| 1951 | Teuvo Aura Teuvo Aura Teuvo Ensio Aura was a Finnish politician from liberal party. He served as Mayor of Helsinki and interim Prime Minister of Finland twice, 1970 and 1971–72.-References:... |
| 1951 | Urho Kekkonen Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen... |
| 1951—1953 | Sven Högström |
| 1953—1954 | Reino Kuuskoski Reino Kuuskoski Reino Iisakki Kuuskoski was a jurist born in Loimaa, Finland.Kuuskoski performed ministerial duties in Finland on two occasions. His first ministerial appointment was between November 17, 1953 and May 5, 1954 as Minister of Justice as part of Finland's 37th Government... |
| 1954 | Yrjö Puhakka |
| 1954 | Aarre Simonen |
| 1954—1956 | Weio Henriksson |
| 1956 | Vilho Väyrynen |
| 1956—1957 | Arvo Helminen |
| 1957 | Johan Otto Söderhjelm |
| 1957—1958 | Kurt Kaira |
| 1958 | Johan Otto Söderhjelm |
| 1958—1959 | Sven Högström |
| 1959—1961 | Antti Hannikainen |
| 1961—1962 | Pauli Lehtosalo |
| 1962—1963 | Johan Otto Söderhjelm |
| 1963—1964 | Olavi Merimaa |
| 1964—1966 | Johan Otto Söderhjelm |
| 1966—1970 | Aarre Simonen |
| 1970 | Keijo Liinamaa Keijo Liinamaa Keijo Antero Liinamaa was a lawyer and caretaker Prime Minister of Finland.Liinamaa, a lawyer specialised in labour law, began his career working for the Finnish Central Union of Trade Unions . In 1958, at only 29 years of age, he became the town manager of Mänttä, an industrial municipality in... |
| 1970—1971 | Erkki Tuominen |
| 1971 | Mikko Laaksonen |
| 1971 | Jacob Söderman Jacob Söderman Jacob-Magnus Söderman is a Finnish Member of Parliament since September 2007 until 2011... |
| 1971—1972 | K. J. Lång |
| 1972 | Pekka Paavola Pekka Paavola Pekka Paavola is a Finnish politician, Minister of Justice in the 1972 cabinet, and a convicted criminal in multiple cases.... |
| 1972—1975 | Matti Louekoski Matti Louekoski Matti Kalevi Louekoski is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and a former long-term member of the governing board of the Bank of Finland.... |
| 1975 | Inkeri Anttila |
| 1975—1977 | Kristian Gestrin |
| 1977—1978 | Tuure Salo |
| 1978—1979 | Paavo Nikula Paavo Nikula Paavo Nikula is a former Chancellor of Justice of Finland and a former Member of the Parliament of Finland. He served as the justice minister from 1978-1979. He announced his resignation as Chancellor of Justice on 26 April, 2007, effective at the end of June... |
| 1979—1987 | Christoffer Taxell |
| 1987—1990 | Matti Louekoski Matti Louekoski Matti Kalevi Louekoski is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and a former long-term member of the governing board of the Bank of Finland.... |
| 1990—1991 | Tarja Halonen Tarja Halonen Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency... |
| 1991—1994 | Hannele Pokka Hannele Pokka Pirkko Hannele Pokka is the former governor of the province of Lapland. She was the fifth Governor of Lapland and the first woman to hold the office.... |
| 1994—1995 | Anneli Jäätteenmäki Anneli Jäätteenmäki Anneli Tuulikki Jäätteenmäki, Master of Laws was the first female Prime Minister of Finland, in office from 17 April 2003 to 24 June 2003.... |
| 1995—1996 | Sauli Niinistö Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician from National Coalition Party. He is also President of the Football Association of Finland. A lawyer by training, he was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election... |
| 1996—1998 | Kari Häkämies |
| 1998—1999 | Jussi Järventaus |
| 1999—2005 | Johannes Koskinen Johannes Koskinen Hannu Erkki Johannes Koskinen is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland .... |
| 2005—2007 | Leena Luhtanen Leena Luhtanen Leena Luhtanen is a Finnish politician and a former member of the cabinet. Luhtanen is a member of the Social Democratic Party, and served in the parliament from 1991 until 2007.... |
| 2007—2011 | Tuija Brax Tuija Brax Tuija Kaarina Brax is a Finnish politician and former Minister of Justice. She is a Member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to the Parliament in 1995... |
| 2011—present | Anna-Maja Henriksson Anna-Maja Henriksson Anna-Maja Henriksson is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. She is Finland's Minister of Justice in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet. She has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2007 and a vice-chairperson of the Swedish People's Party of Finland since 2010.-References:... |