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.

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 wrote several books, for instance about the Finnish Constitution, and some poetry works.

Professors Jan-Magnus Jansson and L. A. Puntila from the University of Helsinki in 1960.