Hannele Pokka
Pirkko Hannele Pokka is a former governor of the province of Lapland. She was the fifth Governor of Lapland and the first woman to hold the office.
She was married to a municipal administrator Esko Johannes Tavia, and is the mother of a daughter. She has written several romance novels.
She served as Minister of Justice during the Esko Aho's cabinet from April 1991 to April 1994.
Chronology of her political career
- Ministry of Education 1975
- Counsel to the Agricultural Producers' Association 1976-1979
- Associate judge on the Insurance Court 1977-1979
- Member of Parliament 1979-1994
- Minister of Justice 1991-1994
- Governor of Lapland 1994-2008