Johannes Koskinen
Johannes Koskinen | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 April 1999 – 22 September 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Paavo Lipponen Anneli Jäätteenmäki Matti Vanhanen |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Leena Luhtanen |
Personal details | |
Born | Janakkala, Finland | 10 December 1954
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Hannu Erkki Johannes Koskinen (born 10 December 1954) is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).[1]
Koskinen was born in Janakkala. He has been a member of the Parliament of Finland from Tavastia Proper since 1991 and served as the Minister of Justice during two Lipponen cabinets, Jäätteenmäki cabinet and first Vanhanen cabinet from April 1999 to March 2005.[2] He was replaced as Minister of Justice by Leena Luhtanen in a cabinet reshuffle.
He has been a member of Hämeenlinna city council 1989–2004 and again since 2009.
He served one of the deputy speakers of the Parliament of Finland.
References[]
- ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02.
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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