Minister of Justice (Finland)
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The Minister of Justice (Finnish: oikeusministeri, Swedish: justitieminister) is a Finnish Government ministerial position. The Minister of Justice is in charge of the Ministry of Justice.[1]
Finland's incumbent Minister of Justice for the Orpo Cabinet is Leena Meri of the Finns Party.
List of ministers of justice
No. | Portrait | Justice Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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1 | ![]() | Onni Talas (1877–1958) | 27 November 1917 | 27 November 1918 | 1 year, 0 days | Young Finnish | Svinhufvud I Paasikivi I |
2 | ![]() | Karl Söderholm (1859–1948) | 27 November 1918 | 15 August 1919 | 261 days | RKP | Ingman I K. Castrén |
3 | ![]() | Hjalmar Kahelin (1868–1958) | 15 August 1919 | 30 January 1920 | 168 days | National Progressive | Vennola I |
(2) | ![]() | Karl Söderholm (1859–1948) | 15 March 1920 | 28 June 1920 | 105 days | RKP | Erich |
4 | ![]() | Hjalmar Granfelt (1874–1957) | 28 June 1920 | 9 April 1921 | 285 days | RKP | Erich |
5 | ![]() | Heimo Helminen (1878–1947) | 9 April 1921 | 24 February 1922 | 321 days | National Progressive | Vennola II |
6 | ![]() | Albert von Hellens (1879–1950) | 24 February 1922 | 2 June 1922 | 98 days | National Progressive | Vennola II |
7 | ![]() | Frans Oskar Lilius (1871–1928) | 2 June 1922 | 14 November 1922 | 165 days | Independent | Cajander I |
8 | ![]() | Otto Åkesson (1872–1939) | 14 November 1922 | 21 December 1923 | 1 year, 37 days | Centre | Kallio I |
9 | ![]() | Elias Sopanen (1863–1926) | 21 December 1923 | 18 January 1924 | 28 days | National Progressive | Kallio I |
(7) | ![]() | Frans Oskar Lilius (1871–1928) | 18 January 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 134 days | Independent | Cajander II |
(6) | ![]() | Albert von Hellens (1879–1950) | 31 May 1924 | 31 March 1925 | 304 days | National Progressive | Ingman II |
(7) | ![]() | Frans Oskar Lilius (1871–1928) | 31 March 1925 | 31 December 1925 | 275 days | Independent | Tulenheimo |
10 | ![]() | Urho Castrén (1886–1965) | 31 December 1925 | 13 December 1926 | 347 days | National Coalition | Kallio II |
11 | ![]() | Väinö Hakkila (1882–1958) | 13 December 1926 | 17 December 1927 | 1 year, 4 days | SDP | Tanner |
12 | ![]() | Torsten Malinen (1877–1951) | 17 December 1927 | 22 December 1928 | 1 year, 5 days | Independent | Sunila I |
13 | ![]() | Anton Kotonen (1876–1936) | 22 December 1928 | 18 February 1929 | 58 days | Independent | Mantere |
14 | ![]() | Oiva Huttunen (1887–1945) | 18 February 1929 | 16 August 1929 | 179 days | Independent | Mantere |
15 | ![]() | Elieser Kaila (1885–1938) | 16 August 1929 | 4 July 1930 | 322 days | RKP | Kallio III |
(2) | ![]() | Karl Söderholm (1859–1948) | 4 July 1930 | 21 March 1931 | 260 days | RKP | Svinhufvud II |
16 | ![]() | Toivo Kivimäki (1886–1968) | 21 March 1931 | 14 December 1932 | 1 year, 268 days | National Progressive | Sunila II |
17 | ![]() | Hugo Malmberg (1864–1956) | 14 December 1932 | 27 February 1933 | 75 days | RKP | Kivimäki |
18 | ![]() | Eric J. Serlachius (1884–1936) | 27 February 1933 | 6 March 1936 | 3 years, 8 days | RKP | Kivimäki |
19 | ![]() | Emil Jatkola (1879–1948) | 6 March 1936 | 7 October 1936 | 215 days | RKP | Kivimäki |
20 | ![]() | Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) | 7 October 1936 | 12 March 1937 | 156 days | Centre | Kallio IV |
21 | ![]() | Arvi Ahmavaara (1886–1957) | 18 March 1937 | 11 November 1938 | 1 year, 238 days | Independent | Cajander III |
22 | ![]() | Albin Ewald Rautavaara (1873–1941) | 11 November 1938 | 13 October 1939 | 336 days | Independent | Cajander III |
23 | ![]() | J. O. Söderhjelm (1898–1985) | 13 October 1939 | 27 March 1940 | 166 days | RKP | Cajander III Ryti I |
24 | ![]() | Oskari Lehtonen (1885–1956) | 27 March 1940 | 8 August 1944 | 4 years, 134 days | National Coalition | Ryti II Rangell Linkomies |
25 | ![]() | Ernst von Born (1885–1956) | 8 August 1944 | 17 November 1944 | 101 days | RKP | Hackzell U. Castrén |
(20) | ![]() | Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) | 17 November 1944 | 26 March 1946 | 1 year, 129 days | Centre | Paasikivi II-III |
26 | ![]() | Eino Pekkala (1887–1956) | 26 March 1946 | 29 July 1948 | 2 years, 125 days | SKDL | Pekkala |
27 | ![]() | Tauno Suontausta (1907–1974) | 29 July 1948 | 17 March 1950 | 1 year, 231 days | SDP | Fagerholm I |
28 | ![]() | Heikki Kannisto (1898–1957) | 17 March 1950 | 17 January 1951 | 306 days | National Progressive | Kekkonen I |
29 | ![]() | Teuvo Aura (1912–1999) | 17 January 1951 | 20 September 1951 | 246 days | National Progressive | Kekkonen II |
(20) | ![]() | Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) Acting | 20 September 1951 | 22 September 1951 | 2 days | Centre | Kekkonen III |
30 | ![]() | Sven Högström (1908–1995) | 22 September 1951 | 17 November 1953 | 2 years, 56 days | RKP | Kekkonen III-IV |
31 | ![]() | Reino Kuuskoski (1907–1965) | 17 November 1953 | 5 May 1954 | 169 days | Independent | Tuomioja |
32 | ![]() | Yrjö Puhakka (1888–1971) | 5 May 1954 | 20 October 1954 | 168 days | Independent | Törngren |
33 | ![]() | Aarre Simonen (1913–1977) | 20 October 1954 | 6 November 1954 | 17 days | SDP | Kekkonen V |
34 | ![]() | Weio Henriksson (1903–1973) | 6 November 1954 | 3 March 1956 | 1 year, 118 days | Independent | Kekkonen V |
35 | ![]() | Vilho Väyrynen (1912–2000) | 3 March 1956 | 2 May 1956 | 60 days | SDP | Fagerholm II |
36 | ![]() | Arvo Helminen (1903–1988) | 2 May 1956 | 2 September 1957 | 1 year, 123 days | Independent | Fagerholm II Sukselainen I |
(23) | ![]() | J. O. Söderhjelm (1898–1985) | 2 September 1957 | 29 November 1957 | 88 days | Independent | Sukselainen I |
37 | ![]() | Kurt Kaira (1894–1975) | 29 November 1957 | 26 April 1958 | 148 days | Independent | von Fieandt |
(23) | ![]() | J. O. Söderhjelm (1898–1985) | 26 April 1958 | 29 August 1958 | 125 days | Independent | Kuuskoski |
(30) | ![]() | Sven Högström (1908–1995) | 29 August 1958 | 13 January 1959 | 137 days | RKP | Fagerholm III |
38 | ![]() | Antti Hannikainen (1910–1976) | 13 January 1959 | 14 April 1961 | 2 years, 91 days | Centre | Sukselainen II |
39 | ![]() | Pauli Lehtosalo (1910–1989) | 14 April 1961 | 13 April 1962 | 364 days | Centre | Sukselainen II Miettunen I |
(23) | ![]() | J. O. Söderhjelm (1898–1985) | 13 April 1962 | 18 December 1963 | 1 year, 249 days | RKP | Karjalainen I |
40 | ![]() | Olavi Merimaa (1908–1970) | 18 December 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 269 days | Independent | Lehto |
(23) | ![]() | J. O. Söderhjelm (1898–1985) | 12 September 1964 | 27 May 1966 | 1 year, 257 days | RKP | Virolainen |
(33) | ![]() | Aarre Simonen (1913–1977) | 27 May 1966 | 14 May 1970 | 3 years, 352 days | SDP | Paasio I Koivisto I |
41 | ![]() | Keijo Liinamaa (1929–1980) | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | 62 days | Independent | Aura I |
42 | ![]() | Erkki Tuominen (1914–1975) | 15 July 1970 | 26 March 1971 | 254 days | SKDL | Karjalainen II |
43 | ![]() | Mikko Laaksonen (1927–2006) | 26 March 1971 | 30 September 1971 | 188 days | SDP | Karjalainen II |
44 | ![]() | Jacob Söderman (born 1938) | 1 October 1971 | 29 October 1971 | 28 days | SDP | Karjalainen II |
45 | ![]() | K. J. Lång (1934–1998) | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | 117 days | Independent | Aura II |
46 | ![]() | Pekka Paavola (1933–2023) | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | 194 days | SDP | Paasio II |
47 | ![]() | Matti Louekoski (born 1941) | 4 September 1972 | 13 June 1975 | 2 years, 282 days | SDP | Sorsa I |
48 | ![]() | Inkeri Anttila (1916–2013) | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | 170 days | Independent | Liinamaa |
49 | ![]() | Kristian Gestrin (1929–1990) | 30 November 1975 | 15 May 1977 | 1 year, 166 days | RKP | Miettunen II-III |
50 | ![]() | Tuure Salo (1921–2006) | 15 May 1977 | 2 March 1978 | 291 days | Liberals | Sorsa II |
51 | ![]() | Paavo Nikula (born 1942) | 2 March 1978 | 26 May 1979 | 1 year, 85 days | Liberals | Sorsa II |
52 | ![]() | Christoffer Taxell (born 1948) | 26 May 1979 | 30 April 1987 | 7 years, 339 days | RKP | Koivisto II Sorsa III-IV |
(47) | ![]() | Matti Louekoski (born 1941) | 30 April 1987 | 28 February 1990 | 2 years, 304 days | SDP | Holkeri |
53 | ![]() | Tarja Halonen (born 1943) | 1 March 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 1 year, 56 days | SDP | Holkeri |
54 | ![]() | Hannele Pokka (born 1952) | 26 April 1991 | 1 May 1994 | 3 years, 5 days | Centre | Aho |
55 | ![]() | Anneli Jäätteenmäki (born 1955) | 1 May 1994 | 13 April 1995 | 347 days | Centre | Aho |
56 | ![]() | Sauli Niinistö (born 1948) | 13 April 1995 | 2 February 1996 | 295 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
57 | ![]() | Kari Häkämies (born 1956) | 2 February 1996 | 13 March 1998 | 2 years, 39 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
58 | ![]() | Jussi Järventaus (born 1951) | 13 March 1998 | 15 April 1999 | 1 year, 33 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
59 | ![]() | Johannes Koskinen (born 1965) | 15 April 1999 | 22 September 2005 | 6 years, 160 days | SDP | Lipponen II Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I |
60 | ![]() | Leena Luhtanen (born 1941) | 23 September 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 208 days | SDP | Vanhanen I |
61 | ![]() | Tuija Brax (born 1965) | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | 4 years, 64 days | Green | Vanhanen II Kiviniemi |
62 | ![]() | Anna-Maja Henriksson (born 1964) | 22 June 2011 | 29 May 2015 | 3 years, 341 days | RKP | Katainen Stubb |
63 | ![]() | Jari Lindström (born 1965) | 29 May 2015 | 5 May 2017 | 1 year, 341 days | Finns | Sipilä |
64 | ![]() | Antti Häkkänen (born 1985) | 5 May 2017 | 6 June 2019 | 2 years, 32 days | National Coalition | Sipilä |
(62) | ![]() | Anna-Maja Henriksson (born 1964) | 6 June 2019 | 20 June 2023 | 4 years, 14 days | RKP | Rinne Marin |
65 | ![]() | Leena Meri (born 1968) | 20 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 71 days | Finns | Orpo |
Source: [2]