Curriculum vitae of Mr. Joni Heliskoski

Master of Laws, University of Helsinki, 1996
Doctor of Philosophy (law), University of Cambridge, England, 2000
Trained on the bench, District Court of Helsinki, 2002

Career:

• Secretary of Legislation at the Ministry of Justice (2000-2001, temporary)
• Notary at the District Court of Helsinki (2001-2002)
• Counsellor of Legislation at the Ministry of Justice (2002-2003, temporary, 2003-2007, permanent, partially on a leave of absence)
• Ministerial Adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office (2003, temporary)
• Senior Specialist at the Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union (2006-2007)Director of EU Litigation and Agent of the Government of Finland before the Court of Justice of the European Union (2007-2008, temporary)
• Deputy Director of EU Litigation and Deputy Agent of the Government of Finland before the Court of Justice of the European Union (2008-2010)
• Director of EU Litigation and Agent of the Government of Finland before the Court of Justice of the European Union (2011-2019)
• Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court (acting member January-July 2020, permanent August 2020-)

Other activities:

• Adjunct Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki (2002-)
• Chairman of the ad hoc working party of the Council of the European Union on fundamental rights and citizenship (2006)
• Chairman of the working party of the Council of the European Union on the Court of Justice (2019)

Writings in the field of EU law