Jaakko Ilari Jonkka (12 February 1953 – 4 January 2022) was a Finnish jurist and the Chancellor of Justice of Finland from 2007 to 2017.[1] He was preceded by Paavo Nikula and succeeded by Tuomas Pöysti.

Jaakko Jonkka
Chancellor of Justice of Finland
In office
July 2007 – January 2018
Personal details
Born
Jaakko Jonkka

(1953-02-12)12 February 1953
Lavia, Finland
Died4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 68)

Jonkka was an attorney, and worked previously at the University of Helsinki. He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 68.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia – Oikeuskanslerinvirasto" (in Finnish). Oikeuskanslerinvirasto. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Torvinen, Pekka (5 January 2022). "Entinen oikeuskansleri Jaakko Jonkka on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 5 January 2022.