Ivar (Iwar) Aminoff (2 December 1868 — 15 August 1931) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was the

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

for 82 days in the spring of 1924, from 11 March to 31 May 1924. He worked as a lawyer in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

from 1892 to 1916. He served as secretary of the county of

and Pori County and was the acting governor in 1918. He also served on the Turku City Council 1904–1912 and was its vice-president in 1908. He had also owned the manor

Tenala Tenala ( fi, Tenhola) is a former municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. It was neighboured by Hanko, Kisko, Perniö, Pohja, Särkisalo and Ekenäs. The municipality was established in 1329. The stone church of Tenala was built in late 15th century ...

Lemu Lemu may refer to: People * Ahmed Lemu (1929–2020), Nigerian scholar * Aisha Lemu (died 2019), Nigerian scholar * Hassan Lemu, Nigerian politician * Massa Lemu, Malawi artist Places * Lemu, Finland Lemu (; sv, Lemo) is a former municipality ...

from 1900.

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1868 births 1931 deaths Politicians from Turku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish people of Russian descent Ministers of Defence of Finland 19th-century Finnish lawyers Finnish city councillors {{law-bio-stub

Ivar Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

19th-century Finnish politicians 20th-century Finnish lawyers