Hannu Ijäs

Acting Head of Department, Department for Insurance and Social Security, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 1.1.2020–
Director, Unit for Pensions and Privat Insurance, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, 2017–

Born: 1965
Education: Master of Laws (trained on the bench)

Career history

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Insurance Market Unit
  • Director 2013–2017
• Tryg Forsikring, Finnish branch
  • Head of Claims Service 2010–2013
  • Head of Products 2007–2009
• Federation of Finnish Insurance Companies
  • Manager of Non-Life Insurance 2003–2006
  • Legal Advisor 1994–2002
• Other expert and legal tasks since 1987

Current board memberships and other affiliations

Several chairmanships and memberships of working groups within both the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and other ministries