Chancellor of Justice (Finland)
Finnish government official who supervises authorities' compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens
The chancellor of justice (Finnish: oikeuskansleri, Swedish: justitiekanslern) is a Finnish government official who make sures that everyone in the Finnish government follows the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens.[1]
List of Chancellors
change| Chancellor of Justice | In Office[2] |
|---|---|
| P. E. Svinhufvud | 1917-1918 |
| Axel Fredrik Charpentier | 1918–1928 |
| Urho Castrén | 1928–1929 |
| Albert von Hellens | 1930 |
| Albert Makkonen | 1930–1933 |
| Oiva Huttunen | 1933–1944 |
| Toivo Tarjanne | 1944–1950 |
| Carl Gustaf Möller | 1950–1955 |
| Olavi Honka | 1956–1961 |
| Antti Hannikainen | 1961–1964 |
| Aarne Nuorvala | 1964–1965 |
| Jaakko Enäjärvi | 1965–1970 |
| Risto Leskinen | 1970–1982 |
| Kai Korte | 1982–1986 |
| Jorma S. Aalto | 1986–1998 |
| Paavo Nikula | 1998–2007 |
| Jaakko Jonkka | 2007–2017 |
| Risto Hiekkataipale | 2017–2018 (acting) |
| Tuomas Pöysti | 2018– |
| Deputy Chancellors of Justice | In Office |
|---|---|
| Knut Immanuel Savonius | 1918–1926 |
| Urho Castrén | 1926–1928 |
| Eino Johannes Ahla | 1928–1933 |
| Carl Gustaf Möller | 1933–1950 |
| Antti Juhana Hannikainen | 1950–1956 |
| Eero Johannes Manner | 1956–1965 |
| Reino Markus Lindroos | 1965–1971 |
| Jorma S. Aalto | 1971–1974 |
| Antti Okko | 1974–1981 |
| Jukka Pasanen | 1981–2001 |
| Jaakko Jonkka | 2001–2007 |
| Mikko Puumalainen | 2007–2014 |
| Risto Hiekkataipale | 2014-2017 |
| Kimmo Hakonen | 2017 |
| Mikko Puumalainen | 2018- |
References
change- ↑ "Duties and activities – The office of the chancellor of justice". www.okv.fi. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ↑ "Historia – Oikeuskanslerinvirasto". www.okv.fi. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
