Pirkko Hannele Pokka (born 25 May 1952) is a former governor of the province of Lapland. She was the fifth Governor of Lapland and the first woman to hold the office. She was married to a municipal administrator Esko Johannes Tavia (1993–2008), and is the mother of a daughter. She has written several romance novels. She served as Minister of Justice during the Esko Aho's cabinet from April 1991 to April 1994. 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 External links State provincial office of Lapland 1952 births Living people People from Ruovesi Finnish Lutherans Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of Justice of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–83) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–87) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–91) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–95) Women government ministers of Finland 20th-century Finnish lawyers Finnish women lawyers Female justice ministers Women members of the Parliament of Finland