Pirkko Hannele Pokka is a former governor of the province of Lapland. She was the fifth Governor of Lapland and the first woman to hold the office.
Chronology of her political career
• Ministry of Education 1975 • Counsel to the Agricultural Producers' Association 1976–1979 • Associate judge on the Insurance Court 1977–1979 • Member of Parliament 1979–1994 • Minister of Justice 1991–1994 • Governor of Lapland 1994–2008 ==References==