Reino Iisakki Kuuskoski (18 January 1907 – 27 January 1965) was a Finnish
jurist, born in
Loimaa
Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...
.
Kuuskoski was a member of the
Agrarian League. He performed ministerial duties in Finland on two occasions. His first ministerial appointment was between 17 November 1953 and 5 May 1954 as
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
as part of Finland's 37th Government. His second ministerial appointment was between 26 April and 29 August 1958 as
Prime Minister of Finland
The prime minister of Finland ( fi, Suomen pääministeri; ) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister and their cabinet exercise executive authority in the state. The prime minister is formally Finnish order of precedence, r ...
's 43rd Government.
Both governments were
caretaker governments.
During his career Kuuskoski also performed the duties of the President of the
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland. Kuuskoski was also Finland's seventh
Parliamentary Ombudsman Parliamentary Ombudsman ( fi, Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies, sv, Riksdagens ombudsman, is, Umboðsmaður Alþingis, da, Folketingets Ombudsmand, no, Sivilombudet) is the name of the principal ombudsman institutions in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Nor ...
and one of the principal persons renewing Finnish municipal legislation.
Cabinets
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Kuuskoski Cabinet
References
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1907 births
1965 deaths
People from Loimaa
People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Prime Ministers of Finland
Ministers of Justice of Finland
Ombudsmen
University of Helsinki alumni