Heikki Kanninen | |
|---|---|
 Kanninen in 2007 | |
| Vice President of the General Court (European Court) | |
| In office 17 September 2013 – 19 September 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Marc van der Woude |
| Judge of the General Court (European Court) | |
| In office 2009–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Virpi Tiili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heikki Juhani Kanninen 11 January 1952 Helsinki, Finland |
Heikki Juhani Kanninen (born 11 January 1951), is a Finnish juris a former member of the Supreme Administrative Court, i.e. the Administrative Council.[1]
Biography
Kanninen was born in Helsinki on 11 January 1951.
Kanninen graduated in economics in 1976, Bachelor of Law in 1978 and Licentiate of Law in 1988.
From 1986 to 2000, Kanninen worked in the Ministry of Justice as a legislative adviser, but was nevertheless the deputy head of the EFTA Court's office from 1993 to 1995, and the legal assistant of the EC Court from 1995 to 1998.
He was a member of the asylum board from 1991 to 1996.
Kanninen served as vice-chairman of the Development Committee of the Judiciary from 2001 to 2003. Since 2005, he has been on leave from his position while working in Luxembourg as a judge of the EC Civil Service Tribunal and later of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.
On 25 February 2009, Kanninen was appointed as a judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, succeeding Virpi Tiili.[2] From the beginning of September 2010, Kanninen was appointed for a new six-year term.[3]
He had been the Vice President of the General Court (European Court) from 2013 to 2016.[4]
Family
He is the son of Lieutenant General Ermei Kanninen.
References
- ↑ "KHO:n jäsenet". Korkein hallinto-oikeus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ "Euroopan yhteisöjen tuomioistuimissa kolme suomalaisnimitystä". 2013-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ↑ Unionin yleisen tuomioistuimen jäsenten osittainen vaihtuminen
- ↑ "Heikki Kanninen". CURIA. Retrieved 2023-08-20.