Carl Axel Petri

Carl Axel Petri
President of the Göta Court of Appeal
In office
1987–1996
Preceded byErik Åqvist
Succeeded byLars Åhlén
President of the Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping
In office
1976–1987
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byJan Francke
Minister for Justice
In office
5 May 1981 – 8 October 1982
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byHåkan Winberg
Succeeded byOve Rainer
Minister for Energy
In office
6 November 1979 – 22 May 1981
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byCarl Tham
Succeeded byIngemar Eliasson
Personal details
Born
Carl Axel Henrik Petri

(1929-08-12)12 August 1929
Ronneby, Sweden
Died3 December 2017(2017-12-03) (aged 88)
Jönköping, Sweden
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Brita Petri
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(m. 1953)​
ProfessionJurist

Carl Axel ("Acke") Henrik Petri (12 August 1929 – 3 December 2017) was a Swedish politician and judge. Petri studied law and assumed the chief judgeship in the Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping in 1976, then stepped down to become chief justice on the Göta Court of Appeal in 1987, on which he served until 1996. Petri was a cabinet member under prime minister Thorbjörn Fälldin from 1979 to 1982, leading the Ministry of Energy until 1981, when he was named Minister for Justice.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hedersdoktor Carl-Axel Petri har avlidit" (in Swedish). Jönköping University. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Carl Axel Petri är död". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.