Chancellor of Justice (Finland)

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

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-