Hannele Pokka | |
Office: | Minister of Justice |
Primeminister: | Esko Aho |
Term Start: | 26 April 1991 |
Term End: | 30 April 1994 |
Predecessor: | Tarja Halonen |
Successor: | Anneli Jäätteenmäki |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1952 |
Birth Place: | Ruovesi, Finland |
Nationality: | Finnish |
Party: | Centre Party |
Spouse: | Esko Tavia |
Pirkko Hannele Pokka (born 25 May 1952) 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 (1993 - 2008), 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.[1]