Jan-Magnus Jansson
Jan-Magnus Jansson (24 January 1922 – 29 November 2003) was a Finnish politician, a member of the Swedish People's Party.[1]
Jansson studied at Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors and then at the University of Helsinki.[1] Jansson was a Professor of Political Science at the University of Helsinki 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 in Kalevi Sorsa's first government (1 January 1973 - 30 September 1974).[2] 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 from 1974 to 1987.
Jansson wrote several books, for instance about the Finnish Constitution, and some poetry works.
In the 1990s, he was against the Finland's membership of European Union which actively threatened the neutrality of Finland's foreign policy.
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[3]
References
- ^ a b "JANSSON, Jan-Magnus". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Finnish).
- ^ "Kauppa- ja teollisuusministeri" [Minister of Trade and Industry] (in Finnish). Finnish Government State Council. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" [Hietaniemi Cemetery - Significant Deceased] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki Parish Association. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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Preceded by Lars Erik Taxell | Chairman of the Swedish People's Party 1966–1973 | Succeeded by Kristian Gestrin |
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- 1966: Hagar Olsson
- 1967: Rabbe Enckell
- 1968: Georg Henrik von Wright
- 1969: Tito Colliander
- 1970: Solveig von Schoultz
- 1971: Bo Carpelan
- 1972: Tove Jansson
- 1973: Rabbe Enckell
- 1974: Olof Enckell
- 1975: Erik Ekelund
- 1976: Christer Kihlman
- 1977: Olav Ahlbäck
- 1978: Johannes Salminen
- 1979: Erik Tawaststjerna
- 1980: Lars Huldén
- 1981: Göran Schildt
- 1982: Oscar Nikula
- 1983: Erik Stenius
- 1984: Carl-Eric Thors
- 1985: Erik Allardt
- 1986: Torsten Steinby
- 1987: Kai Laitinen
- 1988: Claes Andersson
- 1989: Matti Klinge
- 1990: Ulla-Lena Lundberg
- 1991: Johan Wrede
- 1992: Tua Forsström
- 1993: Jan-Magnus Jansson
- 1994: Max Engman
- 1995: Clas Zilliacus
- 1996: Valdemar Nyman
- 1997: Kari Tarkiainen
- 1998: Mikael Enckell
- 1999: Ralf Långbacka
- 2000: Finsk Tidskrift
- 2001: Thomas Warburton
- 2002: Märta Tikkanen
- 2003: Tuva Korsström
- 2004: Jörn Donner
- 2005: Peter Sandelin
- 2006: Rainer Knapas
- 2007: Henrik Meinander
- 2008: Christer Kihlman
- 2009: Nils Erik Forsgård
- 2010: Ann Sandelin
- 2011: Gösta Ågren
- 2012: Pär Stenbäck
- 2013: Gunvor Kronman
- 2014: Michel Ekman
- 2015: Mikael Reuter
- 2016: Fred Karlsson
- 2017: Paavo Lipponen
- 2018: Kjell Westö
- 2019: Marika Tandefelt