Jan-Magnus Jansson (24 January 1922 – 29 November 2003) was a Finnish politician, a member of the

Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finlan ...

. Jansson studied at

Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors (Norsen) was a Swedish school in the Kaartinkaupunki district of Helsinki between 1864 and 1977. The school was only for boys until 1974 when it became a co-educational school. History Svenska normallyceum was e ...

and then 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 ...

. Jansson was a Professor of Political Science at the

1954–74 and chancellor for the Åbo Akademi University 1985 to 1991. He was the chairman of the Swedish People's Party (SPP) from 1966 to 1973 and a

minister of trade and industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

Kalevi Sorsa Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21 December 1930 – 16 January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most day ...

's first government (1 January 1973 - 30 September 1974). Jansson was his party's presidential candidate in the 1982 elections and received 11 electoral votes. Jansson was also the editor-in-chief of ''

Hufvudstadsbladet ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' (abbr. ''Hbl'') is the highest-circulation Swedish-language newspaper in Finland. Its headquarters is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name of the newspaper translates approximately into "Journal of the Capi ...

'' from 1974 to 1987. Jansson wrote several books, for instance about the

Finnish Constitution The Constitution of Finland ( fi, Suomen perustuslaki or sv, Finlands grundlag) is the supreme source of national law of Finland. It defines the basis, structures and organisation of government, the relationship between the different constitutio ...

, and some poetry works. In the 1990s, he was against the Finland's membership of

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which actively threatened the neutrality of Finland's foreign policy. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jansson, Jan-Magnus 1922 births 2003 deaths Politicians from Helsinki Swedish-speaking Finns Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Ministers of Trade and Industry of Finland Academic staff of the University of Helsinki Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery 20th-century Finnish journalists