Jaakko Ilari Jonkka (12 February 1953 – 4 January 2022) was a Finnish jurist and the

Chancellor of Justice of Finland The Chancellor of Justice ( fi, oikeuskansleri, sv, justitiekanslern) is a Finnish government official who supervises authorities', such as cabinet ministers', compliance with the law and advances legal protection of Finnish citizens. The Chancell ...

from 2007 to 2017. He was preceded by

Paavo Nikula Paavo Nikula (born 15 August 1942, in Helsinki) is a former Chancellor of Justice of Finland and a former Member of the Parliament of Finland. He served as the Minister of Justice from 1978-1979. He served as Chancellor of Justice The Chancellor ...

and succeeded by

Tuomas Pöysti Tuomas is a male given name common in Finland. It is the Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomas in Finland include Tuomo, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 32,000 pe ...

. Jonkka was an attorney, and worked previously at the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

. He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 68.

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