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Hannele Pokka

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment of Finland

Hannele Pokka has had an extensive career in the Finnish government.

She started her career at the Ministry of Education and went on to work as a legal counsellor at the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK). She was a Member of the Parliament for many years and Minister of Justice for a few years. Hannele also held the position of Governor of the Country of Lapland for over a decade. She has held numerous political, academic and societal positions of trust, some also in the field of business in Finland and in international organisations.

Hannele Pokka is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 14:00 : Circular Economy and Rural Development

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