Richard Övel (21 November 1894 – 11 January 1957) was the

Chancellor of Justice The Chancellor of Justice is a government official found in some northern European countries, broadly responsible for supervising the lawfulness of government actions. History In 1713, the Swedish King Charles XII, preoccupied with fighting the ...

of Estonia from 1944 to 1949. He was appointed the position of Chancellor of Justice in September 1944 when Prime Minister Jüri Uluots appointed a new government headed by Otto Tief.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovel, Richard 1894 births 1957 deaths Place of birth missing