Jacob Söderman
Jacob Söderman | |
|---|---|
| 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), 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). 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.