Jacob Söderman
Jacob Söderman | |
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| Finnish Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1972–1982 2007–2011 | |
| European Ombudsman | |
| In office 1995–2003 | |
| Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland | |
| In office 1989–1995 | |
| governor of Uusimaa Province | |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
| In office 1982 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1938 Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Jacob-Magnus (Jacob) Söderman (born 19 March 1938 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish politician who served as Finnish Member of Parliament in 1972–1982 and again in 2007–2011. Söderman is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and served as Minister of Justice (in October 1971),[1] Minister of Social Affairs and Health (1982), governor of Uusimaa Province (1982–89), Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland (1989–95) and the first European Ombudsman (1995–2003).[2] Söderman returned to the Parliament in Autumn 2007 when MP Tuula Haatainen resigned in order to become a deputy city manager of Helsinki.
Söderman was the president of the Council for Mass Media in Finland in 2003–2005, a member of the board of the University of Helsinki 2004–2006 and member of the Group of Wise Persons 2005–2006.
Honours
[edit]- Grand Cross of Bernardo O'Higgins Decoration conferred by Chile 1993
- Grand Cross of the Lions Decoration of Finland 1995
- European Information Association Award for Achievement in European Information 1996
- Honorary Doctorate of Political Sciences, Åbo Academy, Finland 1998
- Honorary Doctorate in Law, University of Lapland 1999
- Special Award for the European Ombudsman's Contribution to Dissemination of Information by the Ministry of Education of Finland 2000
- Alexis de Tocqueville Prize, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) 2001
- Knight of the French Legion of Honour 2002
- Snellman Prize, Finnish Periodical Publishers Association 2002
- Expatriate of the Year Award 2003
- Consumer of the Year Award, The Finnish Consumers' Association 2005
- Codex medaljen 2006
- Chydenius Prize 2006
- Finnish Humanist Union Prize 2007
- Nordic Administrative Union/Finnish association Prize 2007
References
[edit]- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Justice". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13.
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Helsinki
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Ministers of justice of Finland
- Ministers of social affairs of Finland
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–1983)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
- Ombudsmen in the European Union
- Ombudspersons in Finland
- Knights of the Legion of Honour