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Timo Makkonen
Ministry of Justice of Finland
Director, Head of the Public Law Unit
Biography
Timo Makkonen is a Doctor of Laws and a senior Finnish public sector legal expert with extensive experience in legislative drafting, public law, emergency legislation, human rights law and equality policy. Since 2020, he has served as Director of the Public Law Unit at the Ministry of Justice, having previously led the Ministry’s Self-Government and Equality Unit and worked for many years as a Legislative Counsellor and Senior Specialist. Earlier in his career, he held positions at the Ministry of the Interior and the Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, and also worked as an independent legal consultant.
Makkonen holds a Master of Laws (1999) and a Doctor of Laws (2010) from the University of Helsinki. An internationally recognised expert on equality and non-discrimination, he has contributed to numerous European and international initiatives and has served in several public appointments and professional bodies, including the National Non-Discrimination Tribunal of Finland. Makkonen is also a widely published author whose work focuses on equality law, discrimination, human rights and minority rights.
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