Jan-Magnus Jansson (24 January 1922 – 29 November 2003) was a Finnish politician, a member of the

Swedish People's Party The Swedish People's Party of Finland (SPP; , SFP; , RKP) is a Finnish political party founded in 1906. Its primary aim is to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland. The party is currently a participant in ...

. Jansson studied at Svenska normallyceum i Helsingfors and then at the

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. Jansson was a Professor of Political Science at the

1954–74 and

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for the

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University 1985 to 1991. 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 Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21December 193016January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most days of incumb ...

's first government (1 January 1973 - 30 September 1974). Jansson was his party's presidential candidate in the 1982 elections and received 11 electoral votes. Jansson was also the editor-in-chief of ''

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'' from 1974 to 1987. Jansson wrote several books, for instance about the Finnish Constitution, and some poetry works. In the 1990s, he was against the Finland's membership of

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which actively threatened the neutrality of Finland's foreign policy. He is buried in the

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in Helsinki.

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