Anton Kotonen
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Anton Kotonen | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 22 December 1928 – 18 February 1929 | |
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| Born | 1876 Virolahti, Finland |
| Died | 1936 (aged 59–60) Helsinki, Finland |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Anton Kotonen (1876–1936) was a jurist who played an active role in shaping the Finland's governmental form. He was a member of the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland and served as the minister of justice between 1928 and 1929.
Career
Kotonen became a deputy judge in 1905. He was the mayor of Sortavala for one year between 1904 and 1905.[2] Then he acted as the chief Legal adviser of the town from 1906 to 1907. He also began to work as a lawyer from 1906.[2]
Kotonen was first elected to the Parliament for the Social Democratic Party on 1 June 1909, and his term ended on 1 February 1914.[2] He was again elected as a deputy on 1 April 1919 and served at the Parliament until 4 September 1922.[2]
Kotonen was one of the three members of the committee which designed the Finland's republican form of government in 1917.[3] The other committee members were Kaarlo Juhani Ståhlberg and Rabbe Axel Wrede.[4] Kotonen was a member of the legislative council in Helsinki from 1921 to 1928.[1] He was the secretary of the Parliament between 1929 and 1936.[2]
Kotonen was appointed minister of justice on 22 December 1928 and was in office until 18 February 1929.[2]
